Can you get bird flu from eating chicken or eggs? What to know about how avian flu spreads
The risk of bird flu to humans is low, but eating undercooked eggs or chicken could increase your chances of exposure to infection and germs.
Should You Eat Chicken And Eggs During The Bird Flu Outbreak? An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains
A new bird flu strain was detected on a California duck farm. But what's the difference between H5N9 and H5N1, and is it safe to eat poultry? A doctor explains.
Are eggs & poultry products safe to eat amid spread of bird flu? Plus, impact on prices
The humble egg, one of nature’s perfect foods, a self-packaged, relatively inexpensive source of protein that can serve as a lowly hangover remedy or help a souffle rise to heavenly heights, is also a great teacher. It’s helping Americans understand how a free-market economy works: When demand is high and supply is low, prices rise.
Addressing concerns about bird flu and its spread
The bird flu outbreak is the main reason egg prices are so high, and you may be wondering if eating chicken or eggs is safe right now with that outbreak. Professor Jim Lowe of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine has some answers.
Bird Flu in Top US Chicken State Georgia Threatens Exports
Georgia, the top US chicken-producing state, confirmed its second recent case of bird flu in a commercial poultry flock, putting exports of the meat at risk.
Here’s Why Egg Prices Are So High—And May Get Worse As Bird Flu Persists
The Department of Agriculture warned egg prices may increase more than 20% this year, after December saw a year-over-year increase of 36.8%.
Will bird flu impact the price of chicken meat?
It might seem inevitable, but there are a few reasons why a chicken meat shortage due to bird flu isn't likely.
Egg prices have more than doubled as bird flu leads to slaughter of millions of chickens
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches.
Bird flu has made eggs more expensive — does it also make them unsafe to eat?
Eggs are expensive, if you can even find them at your local grocery store, and prices are only expected to climb this year. The main factor that has sent egg prices rising is the bird flu, which may draw a whole new concern to your mind: are eggs even safe to eat right now?
First case of bird flu detected in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, poultry farm, officials say
The first case of bird flu on a farm in Pennsylvania was detected on a poultry farm in Lehigh County on Monday, the state's ...
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Backyard chicken farmers: how to protect from avian flu
Often a lot of our backyard producers will be affected if they have a pond near where their chickens and ducks go,” Missouri ...
Bird flu disrupts price of chicken wings ahead of Super Bowl
Concerns about the bird flu are spreading nationwide and already impacting some grocery bills. And with Super Bowl Sunday ...
Has the bird flu spread across the US? See map as virus continues to wreak havoc
Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens ...
Rare bird flu strain found in California raises potential of wider spread
First U.S. detection of virulent H5N9 strain, at a California duck farm, draws scrutiny as evidence of genetic reassortment that could trigger human outbreaks.