Bird Flu Kills 20 Million Chickens in U.S., Driving Egg Prices Sky-High
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A deadly bird flu outbreak has wreaked havoc on U.S. chicken farms, claiming the lives of over 20 million egg-laying chickens last quarter, marking the worst impact on America's egg supply since the outbreak began in 2022.
U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak
More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows, marking the worst toll inflicted on America's egg supply since the outbreak began.
Is bird flu to blame for higher egg prices?
Two different strains of bird flu have been cropping up across the country, posing a threat to livestock and possibly raising prices at the grocery store. So far, only one case has been reported in Vermont,
Michigan's new cage-free law, bird flu leading to expensive eggs
Metro Detroit shoppers are noticing rising egg prices and bare shelves after a new state law prohibiting the sale of non-cage-free eggs took effect. The big picture: Consumers across the country have been dealing with higher egg prices for a while due to inflation and an ongoing bird flu outbreak,
Why are eggs so expensive right now? What bird flu has to do with it
The cost of eggs have skyrocketed in recent weeks, due to a variety of factors, including the bird flu. Here's when you can expect prices to flatten.
Bird flu's Illinois impacts include higher egg prices, warnings for pet owners
As highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to spread, experts say Illinoisans are feeling its impacts even without any human cases in the state. H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.
Bird Flu effects on egg and chicken prices
Bird Flu effects on egg and chicken prices
Bird flu outbreak causes national egg shortage
A nationwide egg shortage could make it harder for you to find eggs in your grocery store. Tuesday, WBRC talked to experts about why production is low, and prices are rising. Experts with the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association said,
Trump and Biden officials begin talks on bird flu crisis
At least 66 people, most of them dairy workers, have been infected. Last week, the Louisiana Health Department reported the ...
No, we're not 'one mutation away' from an H5N1 bird flu pandemic. Here are the facts
In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...
2 beloved pet cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu
A California man says his two cats died and a third was hospitalized after he fed them raw milk recalled for bird flu risk.
Bird Flu: Man Says His Cats Died After Drinking Recalled Raw Milk
A man says he is in "mental anguish" over the death of his two cats, after feeding them raw milk to improve their health.
One state leads country in human bird flu with nearly 40 confirmed cases
A child in California is presumed to have H5N1 bird flu, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Experts ...
Researchers explore microRNA's role in bird flu infection
Is there a connection between bird flu and microRNA, the tiny bits of RNA which have different tasks in regulating genes and ...
California bans poultry, dairy cattle exhibitions at fairs amid bird flu concerns
California county fairs and shows will no longer include poultry and dairy cattle exhibitions as the state deals with the ...
Egg inflation surges 8.5% in December as bird flu, high demand strain supply
Soaring demand coupled with reduced supply due to the avian flu has sent the price of eggs surging by 8.5% month-over-month, ...
Global pandemic fears over 'new bird flu strain' after first human death in US
Bobbi Pritt, a professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, has revealed the conditions required for bird ...