Poultry owners are wary of bird flu

  • There's been a sharp increase in the number of birds infected with HPAI, or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, since 2022. A positive case was detected in Elbert County Friday.
    There's been a sharp increase in the number of birds infected with HPAI, or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, since 2022. A positive case was detected in Elbert County Friday.

    Oglethorpe County District 1 Commissioner Howard Sanders has worked in the poultry industry for 50 years, and he has never had to face the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as the bird flu…