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Bird flu detected in Amite County poultry flock

By Kaitlin Howell Feb 4, 2026 | 6:55 PM

AMITE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) announced that poultry from a commercial broiler chicken flock in Amite County tested positive for highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza. MBAH was notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory about the positive test. Samples of the flock were tested […]