4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (199+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - More than 180 people have gotten sick with salmonella connected to backyard poultry, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) " including four in Georgia. Thirty-one U. S. states have reported at least one person sick, and…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (288+ words) Backyard poultry include birds like chicken, ducks, geese, guinea fowl and turkeys. The animals can carry germs, including salmonella, that make people sick. Illnesses were reported from Feb. 26 to March 31 and include 13 people who were hospitalized, according to the U. S. Centers…...

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3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (231+ words) AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Bird flu has been found in more poultry flocks in Georgia in the past few days, according to state agriculture officials. On Wednesday, the Georgia Department of Agriculture announced a positive case of highly pathogenic avian…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (339+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. - Georgia agriculture officials confirmed a case of bird flu in a backyard flock in Henry County, marking the state's second such detection this year. About 45 mixed-breed birds tested positive, but authorities say the virus was contained quickly, preventing…...