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Bird flu's toll on hens drives U.S. egg prices to all-time high

Bird flu drives US egg prices to all-time highs before Christmas

Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale egg prices are shattering records as an accelerating outbreak of bird flu in laying hens slashes supplies while shoppers buy more to bake Christmas cookies and other holiday treats. ...
 
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California declares first statewide emergency over bird flu

California on Wednesday declared a statewide emergency over bird flu, with Gov. Gavin Newsom warning that “conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property” meant greater efforts were needed to defeat the spread. ...

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Update: Bird flu was not cause of California child experiencieng fever and vomiting from raw milk --CDC testing

 

Bird flu was not likely what sickened a California child after drinking raw milk, according to initial tests by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a source close to the investigation told CBS News Wednesday. 

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Bird flu confirmed at 62 more California dairy farms as virus strikes more poultry

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today confirmed 62 more avian flu outbreaks in dairy cattle, all involving California herds. The latest detections lift the states total since the end of August to 398 and the national total to 612.


 

California is the nations largest dairy producer, and outbreaks in the Central Valley have now affected nearly one-third of the states estimated 1,300 herd.

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Suspected bird flu case repored in California in child

California health department reports possible bird flu case in child

Nov 19 (Reuters) - California's public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms on Tuesday, but said there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus and that the child's family members tested negative.
 
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