Amid egg shortage in Texas, are backyard chicken eggs safe to eat during bird flu outbreak?
Properly cooking the eggs, keeping chickens separated can help reduce risks of getting bird flu from a backyard flock.
Egg Prices Are Soaring. Bird Flu May Not Be the Only Culprit.
The nation’s biggest egg producer has seen rising revenues and profits. Now some Democrats are calling for an investigation ...
U.S. Customs in Texas has stopped more than 90 people from smuggling eggs into the country this year as bird flu ratchets up prices
There’s been a 29% year-over-year increase in detained eggs at U.S. ports of entry from October to February, according to U.S ...
Is bird flu the only reason egg prices are soaring?
There is at least one winner in the current shortage, which began in 2022: the country’s biggest egg producer.
Injured owl rescued by Austin Animal Center
AUSTIN, Texas — An injured owl was recently rescued not far from one of Austin's parks. According to the Austin Animal Center ...
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Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response
Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...
New USDA Secretary says she's focused on reducing avian flu, lowering high egg prices
The USDA warns egg prices could rise another 41% this year. In an interview with CBS News Texas Monday, Rollins said, "Day ...
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Bird Flu Spread to Humans May Be a Few Mutations Away, but Overall Risk Is Low
A recent CDC MMWR report shows three new asymptomatic human cases of bird flu, suggesting the virus may be silently spreading ...