Articles filed under Avian/Bird Flu
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Bird flu outbreak waning but threat of virus lingers
Jun 16, 2022 5:24 PM - A bird flu outbreak in the U.S. that led to the deaths of more than 40 million chickens and turkeys and contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices appears to be waning, but experts caution the virus hasn't disappeared and worry another surge could take hold this fall
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Bird flu arrives in Southwest after millions of birds die
Jun 10, 2022 6:50 AM - Arizona officials have confirmed the first cases in the Southwest of a bird flu that has led to the deaths of 37 million birds on commercial farms in the central and eastern U.S. Arizona Game and Fish officials announced this week that the disease was present in three wild cormorants that had been found dead in a park in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale
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Conspiracy theorists flock to bird flu, spreading falsehoods
May 17, 2022 9:26 AM - An outbreak of avian flu is forcing farmers to cull their flocks and leading to concerns about even higher food prices
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Avian flu confirmed in 2 backyard Pacific Northwest flocks
May 6, 2022 5:29 PM - The avian flu that is spreading quickly across the U.S. has been detected in the Pacific Northwest in two different backyard bird flocks in rural Oregon and Washington
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Bird flu takes unheard-of toll on bald eagles, other birds
May 5, 2022 3:12 PM - Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly
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Michigan agency: Branch Co the latest where bird flu found
Apr 30, 2022 11:14 AM - Bird flu has been confirmed in a backyard poultry flock in south central Michigan's Branch County
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First recent US case of human bird flu confirmed in Colorado
Apr 29, 2022 3:36 PM - The federal government says a Colorado state prison inmate is the first person to have tested positive for bird flu in the latest outbreak in the United States
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Bird flu drives free-range hens indoors to protect poultry
Apr 24, 2022 2:05 PM - Some farmers are wondering if it's OK that eggs sold as free-range come from chickens being kept inside
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Illinois DNR recommends taking down bird feeders due to avian flu outbreakApr 22, 2022 6:31 AM - State wildlife officials on Thursday advised Illinois residents to temporarily take down bird feeders and bird baths to help curtail the spread of avian flu.
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'Everybody's on edge': What bird flu outbreak means for county fairs, flock ownersApr 20, 2022 5:00 AM - The Illinois poultry industry so far has been spared from a bird flu outbreak rippling through flocks around the Midwest. There have been no infections reported among commercial flocks, but poultry owners are "still on edge," State Veterinarian Mark Ernst said.
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