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As of Jan. 8, 2025, there have been 70 confirmed human bird flu cases in the U.S. since 2022. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that half of global cases of H5N1 end in death.
Bird flu has also caused egg prices to skyrocket, and an outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicting egg prices will increase about 20% within the year, compared with a predicted 2. ...
A map showing where avian influenza H5N1 has infected humans in the U.S, with the darkest red showing California, which has had 26 cases in 2024. Bird flu also affects cows, pigs and people.
As of Dec. 19, bird flu has been reported during the past three years in more than 125 million birds in 569 counties and all 50 U.S. states, according to the CDC.
A newly released map from Newsweek, leveraging data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), sheds light on the extent of bird flu outbreaks in poultry flocks across the country since 2022 ...
New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...
Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms.. More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the ...
The United States Department of Agriculture keeps track of reported cases of bird flu. An interactive map shows the most recent case in Kansas, which occurred on January 13, 2025.
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.
After the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the U.S. in 2022, more than 148 million birds have been euthanized. What is the outbreak's potential impacts on humans, the poultry industry ...
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