Egg and turkey prices are down. But a deadly bird flu is still threatening poultry flocks, turkey in particular. So while breakfast is likely to stay cheap, get ready for more expensive turkey ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

The horrific bird flu that has wiped out 36 million chickens and turkeys, explained. Bird flu currently poses little threat to humans, but it’s hell for the birds. by Kenny Torrella.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, highly pathogenic avian influenza — also known as bird flu or H5N1 — is a highly contagious and often deadly disease primarily found in poultry.

No one has caught bird flu from eating turkey. That’s probably because bird flu makes chickens and turkeys deathly ill within days, so outbreaks at poultry farms are quickly detected and contained.

As avian influenza spreads, the turkey industry has also been impacted, with production estimates for the year revised lower by 150 million pounds, the USDA said in an April analysis.Whole-hen ...

Since 2022, millions of birds across almost every state in the U.S. have died or been euthanized because of highly pathogenic avian influenza. And this year, for what could be the first time, it has ...

With more than 100 million birds affected – and since March 2024, dairy cattle, too – the current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been giving farmers and consumers headaches ...

Bird flu has killed 19 million turkeys since 2022. A newer respiratory bug called Metapneumovirus is “decimating” turkey flocks as it has hit between 60% and 80% of flocks nationwide, ...

After bird flu wiped out her farm, ... According to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the 185 cases have affected 9.1 million domestic birds, mostly turkeys.

Dec. 18, Wisconsin's first case of H5N1 bird flu in a human was identified, and later confirmed, on a Barron County turkey farm.. That case involved a farmworker who had relatively mild symptoms ...