Avian Flu, or H5N1 is your typical flu virus that is typically just spread from bird to bird according to theCDC, and human transmission is typically pretty rare. Generally when there's an outbreak of bird flu the costs of eggs and poultry will increase and that's the biggest side effect...
Photo taken on April 5, 2022 shows eggs for sale at a supermarket in Millbrae, California, the United States. The outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, have affected more than 20 states in the United States, causing the price of eggs to soar. (...
The best way to learn more about ongoing outbreak information and statistics is from government agencies such as theCDCandFDA. Local news outlets also cover bird flu news. Current avian flu map The CDC publishes a summary of the H5N1 bird flu situation, including amap that shows current infecti...
China reports bird flu outbreak among wild fowl in far western province
The outbreak was discovered in a nine-structure coop in the village of Nahalal, which houses 8,700 turkeys at the age of 14 weeks, the ministry said in a statement. To prevent further spread of the disease, all poultry coops within a range of up to 10 km from the affected turkey coop...
Combined with import bans, this culling has effectively limited the spread of bird flu in outbreak situations but naturally has negative effects on the poultry and egg industry. Unlike Ebola, which has a narrow geographic range (endemic in Africa), the bird flu continues to exist in significant...
An outbreak of avian influenza on a mink farm in Spain provides the strongest evidence so far that the H5N1 strain of flu can spread from one infected mammal to another.Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription ...
February 25, 2022– A suspected outbreak of bird flu in Indiana in the US has sparked concern in the United States and that concern could trickle down to the islands. It could be another factor rocketing the price of consumer goods.
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In 2014-15, the company was forced to kill more than 50 million chickens and turkeys because of a bird flu outbreak, leading to an estimated $3.3 billion in economic losses, according to the USDA. "Hopefully this year is not as bad as 2022 and 2015, but we have lost some birds," ...