Expanding avian flu cases puts US poultry on high alert
United States
Published Feb 17, 2022
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The country's poultry industry is on high alert and is adopting measures to increase biosecurity, fearing a repetition of the generalized outbreak of bird flu that in 2015 killed 50 million birds in 15 states and cost the federal government almost US$ 1 billion. Poultry industry and government officials say they have plans (developed from 2015 onwards) to act faster and prevent further spread, but are urging caution as the virus strain is potentially deadly to commercial birds. The prices of eggs, chicken and turkey meat can rise and availability can drop if large numbers of birds become infected. "We are definitely in a high-risk period with confirmed cases of high pathogenicity in commercial poultry," says Dr. Denise Heard, Veterinary Physician and Vice President of Research at the US Poultry and Egg Association. that we can deal with this situation better today, but I cross my fingers that the observed cases are isolated. Anyway, I hope for the best, but I am prepared for the ...
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