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Bird flu has been killing birds for decades. It began in February of 2022 when the U.S. Department of Agriculture detected the strain on a midwest poultry farm. "A finding of highly pathogenic avian influenza and a commercial turkey flock in Indiana," said Dr. Rosemary Sifford, USDA’s chief veterinary officer.
However, Avian Influenza, which killed off a large portion of the nation's egg-laying chickens has sent egg prices in grocery stores on a dramatic steep rise.