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The Latest Breaking News from Bird Flu

How to find a bird feeder that limits infection – ornithological experts reveal the best feeders to buy during bird flu

With bird flu cases increasing, here's how to find a feeder that helps to prevent the disease spreading

Homes & Gardens

White House scrambles to combat bird flu outbreaks and blasts Biden plan to ‘just kill chickens’

‘Why does it make any sense to have a big perimeter of dead chickens when it's the ducks and the geese that are spreading it?’ Kevin Hassett asks

The Independent UK

CDC ‘disease detectors’ among hundreds of fired workers in Trump-Musk purge

Positions crucial to supporting public health safety were cut as the country reels from bird flu, norovirus, and other infectious viruses

The Independent UK

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Monday briefing: What you need to know about the underreported bird flu crisis

In today’s newsletter: Avian flu is hitting animals, sending food prices soaring and decimating farms – scientists are preparing for the worst-case scenario

The Guardian - UK

Bird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her home

Wyoming health department officials say an older woman is hospitalized with bird flu

The Independent UK

Trump Admin Fires CDC 'Disease Detectives' As Bird Flu Fears Rise: Sources

Nearly half of an elite US epidemiology program known as the "disease detectives" were dismissed by the Trump administration on Friday, according to sources familiar with the matter, dealing a blow to public health efforts as fears rise over bird flu.

International Business Times

Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it

Record high egg prices prompted Nevada lawmakers to unanimously back suspending their cage-free egg law, but the six other states with similar laws in effect have shown no sign of dropping them even if it might help lower grocery bills

The Independent UK

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Arizona Farmer Wants to Vaccinate His Chickens Against Bird Flu to Lower Egg Prices, Says Federal Government Won't Give the 'Green Light'

An Arizona egg farmer is urging the federal government to allow poultry vaccinations against bird flu to help curb soaring egg prices.

Latin Times

Sales of backyard chickens that lay their own eggs are booming as bird flu causes prices to crack new records

While egg prices remain high, some consumers have hatched a DIY solution of building home chicken coops to grow their own eggs to beat grocery store costs.

Fortune

Is bird flu spreading silently? CDC study finds asymptomatic cases in the US

Bird flu may have silently affected more Americans and they may not even know about it. A new CDC study that tested 150 veterinarians for H5N1 antibodies, found that three of them were previously infected by the virus, although they remained asymptomatic.

The Times of India

Experts sound the alarm as Ohio farmworker’s bird flu sparks fear it’s the next pandemic

Prior to this latest case, 68 people in 11 states had been infected with an H5 strain of avian influenza.

Fortune

Some people didn't know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests

A new study shows the bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians

The Independent UK

Rollins confirmed as Agriculture secretary - Roll Call

The Senate confirmed Brooke Rollins, an aide to President Donald Trump in his first term, to be Agriculture secretary.

Roll Call

Record egg prices are no yolk

The continued spread of bird flu has pushed egg prices to an all-time high and they show no signs of slowing

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The Independent UK

Bird flu is continuing to impact U.S. consumers. But, these states aren’t testing livestock for the virus

The virus has infected millions of the nation’s poultry and hundreds of dairy herds

The Independent UK

US egg prices hit record high – and there’s worse to come

Here’s how much a dozen eggs are now likely to set you back

Salon

House cats with bird flu could pose risk

Pet owners probably shouldn't be afraid their cats will give them bird flu but taking precautions is good for pets

The Independent UK

Costco customer captures egg-stockpiling frenzy amid bird flu crisis

A Costco customer in California recorded the alarming scene of shoppers snatching up dozens of egg cartons from shelves as the shortage intensifies.

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The Independent UK

Trader Joe’s limits number of eggs you can buy as prices soar ahead of Christmas

Avian flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month

The Independent UK

Nevada confirms first human case of new bird flu strain from infected dairy herd

It’s the first time the new strain has been traced to a cow

The Guardian - AU

There’s a new outbreak of bird flu in Australia. Here’s what you need to know

It comes weeks after quarantine restrictions were lifted on the last property affected by Victoria’s 2024 avian influenza outbreak – our largest on record

The Independent UK

New avian flu cases hit New York zoos killing at least 15 birds

The zoo deaths come after a statewide order to temporarily close bird markets

Salon

Migrants on the front lines of bird flu

Migrant farmworkers are on the front lines of the H5N1 surge — but deportation fears complicate virus surveillance

Fortune

New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: 'We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus'

Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, putting virologists on high alert.

AAP

Bird flu case detected in Victoria's north

There has been a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Victoria, days after the federal government announced it had eradicated the disease from Australia.

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