Feb 4, 2025 - News
New stage in the bird flu outbreak
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The nationwide bird flu outbreak spread to three more Minnesota flocks in the last month, affecting 380,000 birds, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported.
Why it matters: "The number of poultry operations that have gone down … is absolutely stunning," University of Minnesota epidemiologist Michael Osterholm told Axios.
- Experts worry the evolving bird flu crisis could also exacerbate egg shortages and expose gaps in government disease surveillance.