Bird flu continues to affect multiple countries
United States: The avian influenza virus has been identified for the first time in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia amidst a nationwide outbreak. This marks the first incidence of the virus affecting a poultry producer in Georgia since the nationwide outbreak in 2022, despite prior detections of the virus in the state occurring exclusively within backyard flocks.
Japan: A total of approximately 1.44 million birds are slated for culling across seven farms due to the continued emergence of avian influenza cases in Japan.
South Korea: The country has confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a duck farm located in South Jeolla Province. This recent case has increased the total number of avian influenza outbreaks in poultry farms for the 2024-2025 season to 27.
United Kingdom: Since Friday, three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in England. As of October 1, the total number of confirmed cases of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) stands at 19, with one case of H5N5 HPAI, distributed as follows: 19 in England, none in Wales, one in Scotland, and none in Northern Ireland.