Can you get bird flu from eating chicken or eggs? What to know about how avian flu spreads
The risk of bird flu to humans is low, but eating undercooked eggs or chicken could increase your chances of exposure to infection and germs.
Egg prices may increase up to 20% as top farm tests positive for bird flu: USDA
One of the top egg producers in the U.S. confirmed that a farm tested positive for cases of bird flu over the weekend, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
Second bird flu case of 2025 found in North Carolina poultry farm
A flock of turkeys has tested positive for high-path avian influenza, marking the second case in the state this year.
Bird flu causes egg inventory drops, price hikes
Businesses in Lowell are managing the economic fallout from the so-called bird flu, a highly pathogenic and transmissible disease that is killing millions of egg-laying birds in chicken facilities
Egg producer confirms bird flu, deaths at its Seymour, Indiana, farm
The second largest egg producer in the U.S. said its farm in Seymour, Indiana, tested positive for the avian flu. Rose Acre Farms said its Cort Acre Egg Farm started noticing deaths over the weekend.
Are eggs & poultry products safe to eat amid spread of bird flu? Plus, impact on prices
What is avian flu? Avian or bird flu is a respiratory disease that spreads between birds and can be contracted by cattle and other animals, including humans. Wild birds such as du
Egg prices have more than doubled as bird flu leads to slaughter of millions of chickens
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.
Does bird flu make eggs unsafe to eat?
Eggs are expensive, if you can even find them at your local grocery store, and prices are only expected to climb this year. The main factor that has sent egg prices rising is the bird flu, which may draw a whole new concern to your mind: are eggs even safe to eat right now?
Can the U.S. head off a potential bird flu pandemic? UW-Madison researchers weigh in
As bird flu continues to threaten animals and public health, the U.S. government has stepped up its response. Experts says it ...
New strain of bird flu found in California: Current status in maps
The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California, according to the World ...
Dead swans found in suspected bird flu outbreak
Six dead swans have been found in Worcester in a case of suspected bird flu. Worcester City Council said on Tuesday evening ...
Lithuania reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on laying hen farm, WOAH says
Lithuania has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, on a laying hen farm in the western part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal ...
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‘Yeah, it’s rough’: 5 bird flu takeaways from Pennsylvania Game Commission update
Confronting a bird flu outbreak in nature presents unique challenges, as infected animals leave a landscape contaminated, Pa.
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Avian Influenza: Prevention, Progress, and Public Health Priorities
To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and ...
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Bird flu cases are rising in the Bay Area. Here's what you should know
How are people contracting bird flu? Can people pass bird flu to each other? Is there bird flu in Oakland? All your questions ...
Q&A: Bird flu basics from an infectious disease expert
The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in ...