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Jan 27

Avian flu devastates California’s poultry farms as new wave of outbreaks roils industry

By Terry Chea, Associated Press

A year after the bird flu led to record egg prices and widespread shortages, the disease known as highly pathogenic avian influenza is wreaking havoc in California, which escaped the earlier wave of outbreaks that devastated poultry farms in the…

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Mar 14

What you need to know about the U.S. bird flu outbreak

By Nicole Ellis

Why are egg prices so high? 5 questions about the avian flu, answered.

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Feb 21

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Avian flu strain raises concerns after outbreaks among mammals

By William Brangham, Courtney Norris

A highly contagious avian flu is infecting birds all over the globe. In the U.S., farmers have lost, or had to kill, over 58 million birds to try and prevent the spread of the virus. The H5N1 strain hasn’t caused…

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Nov 27

Bird flu outbreak prompts slaughter of 1.8 million chickens in Nebraska

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues…

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Nov 16

Why the ongoing bird flu outbreak is driving up poultry costs ahead of Thanksgiving

By Yuko Sato, The Conversation

As of early November, the outbreak had led to the culling of over 50 million birds from Maine to Oregon.

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May 10

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A highly contagious strain of bird flu plagues farmers across the U.S.

By William Brangham, Sam Weber

The U.S. is in the midst of its worst deadly bird flu outbreak in years. Millions of poultry and wild birds have been killed. And although the risk to human health is low, the impacts have trickled down to consumers.

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Apr 29

First new U.S. case of human bird flu confirmed in Colorado prison

By David Pitt, Associated Press

The federal government says a Colorado state prison inmate is the first person to have tested positive for bird flu in the latest outbreak in the United States.

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Apr 17

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News Wrap: Passover, Easter and Ramadan celebrated in a rare religious convergence

In our news wrap Sunday, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are all being celebrated this weekend in a rare religious convergence, 17 Palestinians were injured during ongoing clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem’s Old City,…

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Apr 07

What consumers need to know about the avian flu outbreak

By Yuko Sato, The Conversation

Bird flu is highly contagious in domestic flocks. A major outbreak is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the U.S.

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Apr 06

As avian flu spreads, North American zoos take precautions to protect birds

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza.

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