Southern Indiana egg producer confirms two deaths from bird flu. What to know about it
Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms, the second largest egg producer in the U.S., has confirmed fowl deaths from bird flu at its southern Indiana facility.
Bird flu outbreak in Jackson County affects 2.8 million egg-laying hens
Over 2.8 million egg laying hens have been killed after a bird flu outbreak in Jackson County. It’s the largest appearance in Indiana of the infectious agent avian influenza since the strain was first spotted in 2022. Seymour based Rose Acre Farms confirmed the outbreak to Hoosier Ag Today in a statement:
Bird flu driving up egg prices for consumers, businesses
In Indiana, the state's bird flu dashboard shows more than three million commercial egg laying chickens being depopulated, which means killed. Most of those chickens are from Rose Acre's facility in Seymour, Indiana. The company told us it will likely take 18 to 24 months to recover the affected flock.
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Scientists are still trying to figure out whether humans can contract bird flu by eating or drinking products contaminated with the virus.
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Bird flu cases continue to spread across the country and the world, leaving many worried about their health as outbreaks increase in poultry and wild birds. The CDC said the public health risk is currently low,
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