Georgia Bird Flu Outbreak 2025. 10 confirming a positive case of hpai in a small, backyard flock of 13 chickens and ducks located in clayton county south of atlanta. In the wild world, avian flu has infected and killed members of at least 48 mammal species including sea lions and foxes, and has devastated wild bird populations.
The cdc estimates at least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths from the flu since the start of october. Bird flu has been confirmed in a second commercial poultry flock in elbert county, the georgia department of agriculture said wednesday.