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,
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.
Bird flu kills 20 million chickens in US, driving egg prices sky-high
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.
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,
Bird flu outbreak causes national egg shortage
Experts with the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association said, there are several reasons as to why egg production is down, but the main reason is an outbreak of the bird flu. Experts say over the last two to three years, several outbreaks have impacted egg farms all over the U.S.
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.
Avian Influenza causing nationwide egg shortage
Are you having a hard time finding eggs? You're not alone. Alina Lee tells us what's behind a nationwide egg shortage.
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 ...
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.
Maryland's second H5N1 bird flu detected on poultry farm
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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 ...
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.
Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say
In its announcement this week of the first human death from bird flu in the United States, health officials in Louisiana were ...
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, ...
Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...