The soaring price of eggs is a ripple effect of an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza, also known as H5N1 or bird flu, which has spread from wild birds to dairy and poultry farms, infected cats, and caused at least one human death in Louisiana — the only recorded fatality from bird flu in the U.

Are people at risk for bird flu? How can I protect myself? Bird flu’s risk for the general public is still low, with no signs of p