‘We pray about it every day’: This North Carolina farmer with 1.6 million hens — producing 1.2 million eggs per day — gives unique insight into America’s egg short…
Egg prices have surged 50% as bird flu forces farmers to cull millions of hens. Alex Simpson, the President of Simpson Eggs, ...
Bird flu is in NC. Are you at risk of catching it? What to know about causes & symptoms
In the U.S., there have been 70 reported cases of bird flu in humans since 2024, but none in North Carolina and no known ...
Bird flu cases rising in WNC but risk to humans remains low, health officials say
A recently deceased waterfowl at Osceola Lake in Henderson County is the latest case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...
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Great horned owl tests positive for bird flu in Cary. What to know
It’s the first case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in a wild animal in Wake ... The Centers for Disease Control ...
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If "bird flu" threatens, North Carolina-based CSL Seqirus facility is ready
Avian influenza, known more commonly as bird flu, is a form of influenza that primarily infects poultry and other farm animals. Occasionally, however, the virus finds a human host—usually ...
Charlotte egg prices soar 175% due to avian flu shortage
Egg prices in the Charlotte area have surged by up to 175% in less than two months, with some stores now charging as much as ...
Piedmont-Triad farmers implementing stricter measures to combat bird flu spread
Mark Paylor is a poultry research specialist at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Paylor said while their flock is strictly for research and academic purposes, he and other ...