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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...

Why Wing Prices Haven't Matched Egg Price Rises

Broiler chickens have much less time to get infected with avian flu

(Newser) - With Super Bowl Sunday approaching, NPR looks at a different kind of chicken versus egg question: Why has the price of chicken wings remained stable while egg prices have soared? The answer, it turns out, is simple. The broiler chickens used for meat production have much shorter lives than egg-laying...

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....

A New Form of Bird Flu Is Spreading to Cows

Nevada herds infected with D1.1 genotype, the same one tied to a US death

(Newser) - Since it was introduced to cattle in late 2023, a version of the H5N1 bird flu virus known as B3.13 has infected more than 950 herds in 16 states. But now, a new version is spreading, per the Guardian . This one, D1.1—the same genotype that infected the...

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...

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...

CDC: Louisiana Patient Has First Severe Bird Flu Case in US
First Bird Flu Death
Reported in US
UPDATED
Jan 6, 2025 5:08 PM CST

First Bird Flu Death Reported in US

Louisiana patient was hospitalized last month

(Newser) - A patient hospitalized in Louisiana last month with severe illness caused by bird flu has become the first person in the US to die from H5N1. The Louisiana Department of Health reported the death Monday, saying the person "was over the age of 65 and was reported to have...

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—...

After Bird Flu Case, Agency Warns About Cat Food Brand

Northwest Naturals announces voluntary recall

(Newser) - The manufacturer of a brand of raw cat food has recalled the product after the death of a pet in Oregon from an H5N1 bird flu infection. Los Angeles County health officials also issued a recommendation that pet owners avoid Northwest Naturals Brand two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe Raw & Frozen...

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...

US Milk Supply to Be Tested for Bird Flu Under New Order

Health experts have been unable to tell how far the virus has spread

(Newser) - The US milk supply will be tested for bird flu under an order announced Friday by the Department of Agriculture. Starting Dec. 16, handlers of raw milk, including bulk transporters and dairy processors, will have to collect samples and provide them to the agency when asked, NBC News reports. "...

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...

Former FDA Chief: We Should Be Worried About Bird Flu

David Kessler says the virus may be a few mutations away from serious trouble

(Newser) - Stories about bird flu continue to percolate in the news , and former FDA chief David Kessler is worried. In a New York Times essay, Kessler warns that the incoming Trump administration should be fully prepared for a serious turn. The US currently has confirmed 55 cases, all of them relatively...

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