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Caged hens are seen at egg farm in San Diego County

Nation Mar 13

Vaccinating chickens could help egg prices but U.S. remains hesitant

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Health Feb 19

FILE PHOTO: AVIAN FLU FREE CHICKS FOR SALE.
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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

Poultry farm in Iowa
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

Midwest States Face Major Outbreak Of Avian Flu
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

Photo of chickens at a Maryland farm by Lance Cheung/USDA
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.

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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.

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