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Bird Flu Found in Southern Indiana for First Time in a Year—Major Turkey Farm Hit in Sullivan County

Indiana Duck, Turkey Farms Detect Avian Flu
Posted Feb 16, 2026

For the first time in nearly a year, the virus known as bird flu has been found on a commercial turkey farm in southwestern Indiana.

According to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH), a commercial turkey farm in Sullivan County with a flock size of 45,686 was detected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Sullivan County is along the border with Illinois, with Vigo County (Terre Haute) directly to the north and Knox County (Vincennes) directly to the south.

State health officials did not disclose to Hoosier Ag Today the name of the farm, nor the specific location of the facility impacted.

LINK:
https://www.hoosieragtoday.com/2026/02/15/bird-flu-turkey-farm-sullivan-county/

Bird flu kills 10th dolphin in Florida's Indian River Lagoon
Portrait of Jim Waymer Jim Waymer
Florida Today
Feb. 5, 2026, 1:03 p.m. ET

LINK:
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/lagoon/2026/02/05/bird-flu-kills-10th-dolphin-in-floridas-indian-river-lagoon/88528542007/

Mississippi’s first bird flu case of 2026 reported in Amite County
Caleb Salers
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Caleb Salers
February 4, 2026
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Mississippi’s first case of bird flu this year has been confirmed.

The Mississippi Board of Animal Health was notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that a positive case of H5 avian influenza was found at a commercial broiler chicken flock in Amite County. The state veterinarian has quarantined the affected premises, and birds on the property have been depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. Birds from the flock have not entered the food system.

LINK:
https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippis-first-bird-flu-case-of-2026-reported-in-amite-county/

 Hart County, Georgia

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Hart County, the Georgia Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday. The affected premises is a broiler-breeder operation with approximately 39,600 birds at the time of detection.

This is the third detection of HPAI in a commercial poultry operation in Georgia in 2026 and the sixth overall since the nationwide outbreak began in February 2022.

LINK:
https://www.mainstreetnews.com/madison/news/avian-flu-confirmed-in-commercial-poultry-flock-in-hart-county/article_a6eb7104-dab8-4c3e-888b-0e30af334a63.html

West Virginia confirms HPAI in two more backyard flocks
By Other News -
January 22, 2026

LINK:
https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/west-virginia-confirms-hpai-in-two-more-backyard-flocks/901729.html

Presumptive Positive Result for Bird Flu at George Washington Birthplace


Date: January 22, 2026
COLONIAL BEACH, Va. — George Washington Birthplace National Monument officials have been notified of a presumptive positive case of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in a deceased juvenile bald eagle discovered at the park on January 4.

LINK:
https://www.nps.gov/gewa/learn/news/bird-flu-detected.htm

Bird flu suspected as dead geese are found at multiple parks across New Jersey, officials say

    Updated: Feb. 17, 2026, 8:30 p.m.|Published: Feb. 17, 2026 The bird flu, formally named Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1), is a respiratory disease of birds caused by Influenza A viruses. The virus is carried by wild birds such as ducks, gulls and shorebirds, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection. The virus can kill domestic poultry including chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. The animals carrying the virus may show no signs of illness.


LINK:
https://www.nj.com/news/2026/02/bird-flu-suspected-as-dead-geese-are-found-at-multiple-parks-across-new-jersey-officials-say.html

Updated Feb 18 2026:
Bird flu suspected in geese in Pitman, New Jersey, among latest cases in state; parks closed

LINK:
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/new-jersey-bird-flu-alcyon-geese-pitman-gloucester/

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See dead or dying birds? Could be bird flu, county warns

  By P.C. ROBINSON Managing Editor Feb 18, 2026

LINK:
https://www.newjerseyhills.com/bernardsville_news/news/see-dead-or-dying-birds-could-be-bird-flu-county-warns/article_65e53394-ae30-47a9-beca-db65ea8c0c8a.html

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Dead Geese With Presumed Bird Flu Found In Gloucester Twp.
More than 1K dead or sick wild birds have been reported throughout New Jersey in recent days.
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Posted Wed, Feb 18, 2026

LINK:
https://patch.com/new-jersey/gloucestertownship/dead-geese-presumed-bird-flu-found-gloucester-twp