Trump admin. fires USDA staff working on bird flu, immediately backpedals

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On top of its pandemic potential, H5N1 is harming agriculture, raising egg prices.

To date, 972 herds across 17 states have been infected since last March, including 36 herds in the last 30 days.

So far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has documented 68 cases in humans, one of which was fatal.

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Author / Journalist: Beth Mole

Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Health Outbreak Dairy Agriculture Science Bird flu USDA Poultry H5N1

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Published On: 2025-02-19 @ 20:10:04 (2 days ago)

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