The avian flu is hammering U.S. poultry farmers, leaving experts to ask: What has changed?

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Nearly 58 million birds from commercial and backyard flocks have been wiped out in the U.S. since last February, officials say, marking the worst outbreak of avian influenza on record.

on record is threatening to stretch into a second year, as the United States races to contain a virus that has already caused some food prices to soar amid a shortage of eggs.in the U.S. since last February, according to the U.S.

Efforts to prevent infections in commercial and backyard flocks are ongoing, but slowing the outbreak has been challenging because the virus seems to have gained a foothold in species of wild birds, said Biao He, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.“That’s how the virus can go from Asia to Europe to North America — all the way around the world,” He said.

Still, the scale of the spread is putting strain on animal health laboratories. Suresh Kuchipudi, the interim director of the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory at Pennsylvania State University, said three animal testing laboratories in Pennsylvania are processing several thousand samples each week. His lab is largely operating seven days a week.

Local weather conditions also influence how the virus spreads. The sun can, for instance, naturally disinfect surfaces while gloomier days help viral particles survive on surfaces contaminated by infected bird poop, Lorenzoni said.

 

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Well it's obvious that this is going to get out of control..After all, look how the hillbilly Americans handled Covid19.. 1.2 million deaths

Then why hasn't the price of chicken increased, but the price of eggs has doubled at the very least? It's an artificial crisis to steal from people.

Where is this avian flu coming from and how is it spread?

All agenda of the wold economy form. Wake up people another Man-made virus 🦠.

Hahaha we’re all gonna die.

It hasn't wiped out corporate profits or executive bonuses though.

Bill Gates caused this.

Weird how farms have been recording RECORD profits tho

I bet it's really hitting factory farms

Biden claims he supports diversity and acceptance does not acknowledge his own Grandaughter. He's never met her sent a Birthday or Christmas gift because her mom was a stripper. He denies an innocent child his name because of her Mother. Media says nothing. This is the real Biden

Such bull guys are you paid extra to lie ? Government always comes up with something to protection during Covid high prices for milk because it got contaminated no Tylenol for innocent baby’s when the so called respiratory infections where ( but now gone) high gas and now eggs

No shortage of eggs. Many different brands and more expensive is all. We are being scammed.

Yep, they are definitely trying to kill us. Taking away food left and right. Taking away our ability to keep ourselves warm. The WEF is evil and the demoncrats are all in.

Fake news! The reason that there is a shortage of eggs is because they been putting chemicals into chicken feed! Once we switched to natural feed our chickens started to lay eggs!

Industrial farming needs to be outlawed. Everyone needs to do their bit and at least halve their meat consumption.

How many were killed by a government that hates it's citizens?

Believable

Seems like ALL living creatures have a thinning process on this planet. Done...by germs, bacteria, viruses and disease. I wonder if germs, bacteria, viruses and disease are naturally thinned back also, or do they just keep going, til' every last creature is gone?

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