Nation Mar 13 Vaccinating chickens could help egg prices but U.S. remains hesitant By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Health Feb 19 Watch 5:54 Epidemiologist analyzes Trump administration’s strategies against bird flu The Trump administration plans to roll out a new strategy against the bird flu. There are few details, but to bring egg prices down, the plan is aimed at trying to minimize the slaughter of chickens when the flu strikes… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Accalia Rositani
Health Nov 27 Bird flu outbreak prompts slaughter of 1.8 million chickens in Nebraska 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… By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Apr 07 What consumers need to know about the avian flu outbreak Bird flu is highly contagious in domestic flocks. A major outbreak is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the U.S. By Yuko Sato, The Conversation
Economy Feb 11 Egg producers shift as public demand for cage-free hens grows The nation's egg producers are in the midst of a multibillion-dollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and demands from restaurant chains. By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press
Sep 30 Deadly West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT More than six dozen sentinel chickens, living in coops dotted around Los Angeles, make up one of the first lines of defense in this sprawling county’s fight against West Nile virus. Continue reading
Jan 16 Bird Flu Resurfaces Among Birds in Asia; Indonesia Death Toll Rises By PBS News Hour Concerns over the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu surfaced again across Asia Tuesday after scientists confirmed outbreaks among birds in Japan, Thailand and Vietnam, and a woman in Indonesia died. Continue reading