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Sigh. I have been avoiding this in hopes that it would go away. But no. It’s here, and it will almost certainly get worse.

More than 156 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United States since the outbreak began in January 2022. One person has been killed.

Symptoms of avian flu include fever, cough, sore throat and sometimes severe respiratory diseases and pneumonia.

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

Started back in 2022, the avian flu outbreak that has been increasing egg prices and even killing non-bird animals isn't ...