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US dodged bird flu pandemic in 1957 but will it do it again?

The Bird Flu outbreak has led to the loss of more than 13 million hens in December 2024, resulting in a significant egg shortage, as reported by the USDA's latest Egg Markets Overview.
As of February 2025, the average price of a dozen large Grade-A eggs is about $4.16, with predictions of a further 20 percent increase this year, according to the American Egg Board.
Due to tight supply and high demand, thieves in Pennsylvania stole 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 from an egg supplier, highlighting the crisis, as reported by The Independent.
Experts noted that the Avian Flu outbreak and rising prices are driving consumers to buy more eggs, anticipating further increases and reduced supply, as stated by Saloni Vastani, an associate professor at Emory University.

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Northwest Public Broadcasting

Why do they have to all be killed? Bird flu found at farm north of Tri-Cities, WA - Northwest Public Broadcasting

FILE - In this 2010 file photo, chickens stand in their cages at Maine Contract Farming in Turner, Maine. Another farm in Franklin County, Washington has had to recently euthanize their 300,000 chickens. (Credit: Robert F. Bukaty / AP) Listen https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/020725AK___-Bird-flu-Franklin-Co__WRAP-w-LEAD.mp3(Runtime :53) Read About 300,000 chickens have been euth…

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PBS NewsHour

The U.S. dodged a bird flu pandemic nearly 70 years ago. Can we do it again?

By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar to that of 1918 could easily erupt, killing millions again.

1 month ago·Washington, United States

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Alternet

How America dodged a public health crisis in 1957 thanks to eggs — and dumb luck

In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian flu has forced farmers to kill millions of chickens to prevent its spread. Nearly 70 years ago, Maurice Hilleman, an expert in influenza, also worried about finding eggs. Hilleman, however, needed eggs not for his breakfast, but to make the vaccines that were key to stopping a potential influenza pandemic. Hilleman was bo…

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Cosmos Science

US dodged bird flu pandemic in 1957 but will it do it again?

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The Independent

Americans stockpile eggs as stores are left with empty shelves amid bird flu outbreak

Some stores have placed limits on how many cartons customers can buy in one go

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Phil's Stock World

The U.S. Is Not Ready for Bird Flu in Humans

Right after President Donald Trump took office, amid the flurry of executive orders and agency upheavals, the administration told the Centers for … Source

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