Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,285. Its county seat is Macon. The name is derived from the Choctaw word nakshobi meaning "to stink". From Wikipedia
The outbreak in Mississippi is unrelated to the ongoing H5N1 crisis, which continues to disrupt food security and raise concerns about mammalian spillover.