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New Strain of Bird Flu Detected in a Human

Nevada dairy worker has since recovered

(Newser) - A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has been spreading in US herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday. The illness was considered mild, the AP reports. The person's main symptom was eye...

Trader Joe's Limits Egg Purchases
Trader Joe's Limits
Egg Purchases
Feb 10, 2025 2:15 PM CST

Trader Joe's Limits Egg Purchases

Customers restricted to a carton a day amid surge in price because of avian flu

(Newser) - The latest entry in the eggs-are-expensive front : Trader Joe's is limiting customers to buying one dozen per day. "Due to ongoing issues with the supply of eggs, we are currently limiting egg purchases to one dozen per customer, per day," a chain spokesperson tells KTLA . The limit...

Fire at Commercial Farm Kills 200K Chickens

Blaze in Ohio is a further blow to the state's egg industry in a tough year

(Newser) - Ohio is one of the biggest egg-farming states in the nation, and a blaze at a commercial farm has made a bleak year even worse, reports the New York Times . The fire at New Madison Pullets in Darke County this week killed an estimated 200,000 chickens, per WHIOTV . "...

NYC Shuts Down All Live Poultry Markets

Move comes after avian flu was detected

(Newser) - All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, per the AP . The virus has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds, and driven...

Cracker Barrel Taunts Waffle House Over Egg Surcharge

'There's nothing hospitable about that'

(Newser) - Cracker Barrel is coming out of its shell, looking to poach Waffle House's egg lovers after the latter's move to introduce a 50-cent egg surcharge . "A surcharge on eggs? Well, there's nothing hospitable about that," Cracker Barrel said Wednesday, adding "country hospitality is as...

With Costs Soaring, the Egg Thieves Cometh

Someone stole 100K eggs worth $40K from trailer at Pete & Gerry's Organics in Greencastle

(Newser) - Eggs are a hot commodity these days, with prices soaring amid a bird flu outbreak that continues to ravage the nation's poultry. Someone just scored a whole lot of organic eggs in Pennsylvania's Franklin County, however—100,000 or so, swiped out of a distribution trailer in Greencastle....

Well, Bird Flu Has Hit Waffle House
Well, Bird Flu Has
Hit Waffle House
Feb 4, 2025 12:25 PM CST

Well, Bird Flu Has Hit Waffle House

That's going to be an extra 50-cent surcharge on anything you want with eggs

(Newser) - Waffle House, that bastion of predicting when national disasters are getting real , is starting to feel the heat of avian flu. While Americans have long been griping about the rising cost of eggs, the hangover-food chain is now chiming in with a 50-cent surcharge on any egg-based menu item, reports...

Don't Look for Cheap Eggs Anytime Soon

Bird flu continues to ravage poultry farms

(Newser) - Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing US egg prices to more than double their cost in summer 2023. As the AP reports, it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the coming Easter demand. The average price per dozen nationwide hit...

Long Island's Last Duck Farm Culls Entire Flock

100K birds killed after avian flu breaks out

(Newser) - New York's Long Island was once synonymous with "duck" in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial farm. The avian flu outbreak that has led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up the price of eggs struck the Crescent Duck Farm this...

Egg Prices Likely Won't Come Back to Earth Soon
In California, Eggs
Are Almost $9 a Dozen
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 7, 2025 1:55 PM CST

In California, Eggs Are Almost $9 a Dozen

California isn't the only place where the price of eggs is spiking, thanks to bird flu and other factors

(Newser) - With the first human death from bird flu now logged in the US, health officials have their fingers crossed that it doesn't become a major public-health issue. But H5N1 is already wreaking havoc on poultry flocks and causing an egg shortage that's driving up the cost at the...

With Bird Flu, Key 'Sits in the Lock' for Humans

CDC says mutations in Louisiana patient with the virus are 'concerning but not a cause for alarm'

(Newser) - A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation's first severe case of the illness, the CDC said this week. Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans—something they...

Bird Flu in Human Patient Shows Worrisome Mutations

But mutations apparently haven't spread to other people from severely ill Louisiana patient

(Newser) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists say they found "concerning" mutations in the bird flu virus in the first confirmed US case involving severe illness—but the mutations appear to be confined to the patient. In a news release , the CDC said the mutations in the H5N1 virus...

Big Cats Drop Dead of H5N1 at Sanctuary

20 succumb at Washington's Wild Felid Advocacy Center; meanwhile, a house cat dies in Oregon

(Newser) - Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency in California over bird flu spreading in cattle there. Now, in a different West Coast state, nearly two dozen big cats have died at a sanctuary of H5N1. At least 20 animals at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center in Shelton, Washington—...

What to Know About Bird Flu Risk
Here's What to Know
About Bird Flu Risk
the rundown
Dec 19, 2024 9:22 AM CST

Here's What to Know About Bird Flu Risk

US sees first 'severe' human case, though the risk to the general public is regarded as low

(Newser) - Two notable stories regarding bird flu in the US made headlines on Wednesday—the US has its first confirmed "severe" human case and California declared a state of emergency as the disease spreads among dairy cows. But while health officials are keeping a close watch on developments, they emphasize...

Bird Flu Found in Batch of Raw Milk
Bird Flu Found
in 2nd Lot of
Raw Milk
UPDATED
Nov 29, 2024 1:00 AM CST

Bird Flu Found in 2nd Lot of Raw Milk

Recall has been expanded in California

(Newser) - Bird flu has been detected in a second lot of raw milk sold in California. The virus was found in cream top, whole raw milk from Raw Farm LLC, the same farm that produced the first lot in which the virus was detected, NBC News reports. It's now voluntarily...

Egg Shortage Puts a Damper on Holiday Prep

Bird flu in nearly every state has caused eggs to get pricier, or vanish from store shelves completely

(Newser) - If you're shopping this weekend for fixings for your Thanksgiving feast, don't be surprised if eggs are hard to find, or expensive when you do find them. Per the Washington Post , shelves in many supermarkets nationwide have been sans eggs, with bird flu to blame for the most...

In This State, First Confirmed US Case of Bird Flu in Kids

The child has mild symptoms and is recovering

(Newser) - Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child—the first reported case in a US minor. The child had mild symptoms, was treated with antiviral medication, and is recovering, the CDC said in announcing the test results, per the AP . State officials have said the child attends...

Teenager With Bird Flu in Critical Condition

Teen has Canada's first human case of the virus

(Newser) - In what is believed to be Canada's first human case of bird flu, a teenager is in a British Columbia children's hospital in critical condition with a presumptive case of the virus, the CBC reports. Authorities say the unnamed teen developed symptoms Nov. 2 and was hospitalized Nov....

Another Person Diagnosed With Bird Flu in US

This is the 4th or 5th case, depending how you're counting

(Newser) - Once again amid the current bird flu outbreak, a human case has been reported in the United States. This time it's a Colorado dairy farm worker who tested positive for avian influenza, Reuters reports. Three previous cases were also found in dairy farm workers, two of whom reported mild...

US Will Pay Moderna $176M to Develop a Bird Flu Vaccine

Funds will pay for continued development of same mRNA technology used in COVID vaccines

(Newser) - The US government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to develop a pandemic vaccine that could be used to treat bird flu in people as cases in dairy cows continue to mount across the country, federal officials announced Tuesday. The funds are targeted for release through the US...

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