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New strain of bird flu found in California

USA Today · 15h

New strain of bird flu found in California: Current status in maps

The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California, according to the World Organization for Animal Health. The Paris-based organization that studies animal diseases said it's the first verified U.S. case of H5N9 in poultry. The organization said the more common strain H5N1 was also found.

Experts warn about the new H5N9 bird flu affecting California: How is it different from H5N1?

The first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry has been reported in California on a duck farm leading to the culling of nearly 119,000 birds and concerns.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak

What is H5N9 and how is it different from H5N1? Scientists classify bird flu viruses by which kind of two key proteins are inside of them: the hemagglutinin, like H5 or H3, and th

Bird flu driving egg prices

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%.

Boston.com · 1d

Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon.

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 is pushing egg prices toward record highs. That probably won’t change anytime soon

Anytime the virus is found on a poultry farm, the entire flock is slaughtered to help limit the virus' spread.

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First US case of new bird flu strain found on California duck farm

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying ...

2don MSN

Halt to federal health communications raise concerns for bird flu response

The Trump administration has paused public communications from health agencies, causing concern for California's ability to ...

Investigate Midwest5d

134M poultry and counting: Interactive charts show hardest-hit counties in bird flu crisis

Note: An earlier version of this story did not correctly combine county data, leading to an inflated number associated with ...

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