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Can you expand on this? Looking this up, most sources I find indicate the bird flu outbreak began in 2022[1], with a new strain particularly affecting egg produ
by beau_g 2y ago
Can you expand on this? Looking this up, most sources I find indicate the bird flu outbreak began in 2022[1], with a new strain particularly affecting egg producing chickens in Sept 2024[2], and affects many countries, not just the US
[1]https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html
[2]https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/us-egg-prices-see-largest-jump-1980-bird-flu-outbreaks-continue https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/us-egg-prices-see-...
- cookiengineer 2y agoI was a bit sceptical at first, but grandparent's claims seem to be true, at least in regards to the firing/rehiring part. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjev24184vjo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjev24184vjo [2] https://apnews.com/article/usda-firings-doge-bird-flu-trump-fdd6495cbe44c96d471ae8c6cf4dd0a8 https://apnews.com/article/usda-firings-doge-bird-flu-trump-... [3] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/19/agriculture-department-fires-bird-flu-vaccine-workers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/19/agriculture-... [4] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/usda-accidentally-fired-officials-bird-flu-rehire-rcna192716 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/usda-accidentally-fire... [5] original source? https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/27/trump-fired-bird-flu-hires-00206334 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/27/trump-fired-bird-fl...