HPAI was detected earlier this year in two instances in Walker County and once in Hart County. Commissioner Tyler Harper said Friday the state now is free of HPAI.

State eliminated avian flu from all affected farms, allowing restart of international poultry product trade and exports.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flu and RSV numbers and how to stay safe in GA. (Canva) It’s beginning to look a lot like sick season. From cold and flu to ...

Cases of the lesser-known respiratory virus human metapneumovirus are continuing to spike in Georgia and states around the country. The pneumonia- and bronchitis-causing infection made up 6.4 percent ...

SUMTER, Ga. (WRBL) — The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed on Thursday that a second animal case of West Nile Virus was found in Sumter County. Officials say a horse in a rural area ...

Deaths from flu in Georgia – 243 since the season started in October – are the highest they’ve been in five years, according ...

A second case of measles has been confirmed in Georgia this year. The Bryan County resident was reportedly unvaccinated. Health officials said the person had traveled out of the state before coming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As flu cases continue to rise throughout the country, Georgia is now in the “very high” range for respiratory illness, according ...

Local health officials said declining vaccination rates in Central Georgia could leave the region vulnerable to a measles outbreak.