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Bird Flu Costs Pile Up as Outbreak Enters Second Year
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers’ pain at the grocery store as officials slaughtered more than 58 million birds to help limit the spread of the virus.
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Why Are Egg Prices Soaring? The Bird Flu Outbreak is Partly to Blame
A lingering bird flu outbreak, combined with soaring feed, fuel and labor costs, has led to U.S. egg prices more than doubling over the past year, and hatched a lot of sticker shock on grocery aisles.
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1.8 Million Chickens Slaughtered After Bird Flu Found in Nebraska Farm
In most past bird flu outbreaks the virus largely died off during the summer, but this year’s version found a way to linger and started to make a resurgence this fall with more than 6 million birds killed in September.
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Over 1 Million Chickens to Be Destroyed After Bird Flu Infects Iowa Egg Farm
Iowa agriculture officials say another commercial egg farm has been infected with bird flu, the first commercial farm case identified since April when a turkey farm was infected.
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NJ Animal Refuge Closes, Culls Birds Due to Deadly Avian Flu
Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Ocean County has been forced to euthanize 80 birds after an outbreak of avian flu.