{"id":2059131,"date":"2023-10-07T16:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T20:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bird-flu-infects-commercial-us-poultry-flock-for-first-time-since-april\/"},"modified":"2023-10-07T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T20:59:57","slug":"bird-flu-infects-commercial-us-poultry-flock-for-first-time-since-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bird-flu-infects-commercial-us-poultry-flock-for-first-time-since-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird flu infects US poultry flock, first time since April."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbird-flu-infects-commercial-us-poultry-flock-for-first-time-since-april%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2059131&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>First Case of Avian Flu\u2064 Detected on US Poultry Farm<\/h2>\n<p class=\"post_content\">CHICAGO\u2014The United States has detected\u200d its first\u2064 case of\u200c avian\u200d flu on a commercial poultry farm\u200d since April, in a flock of 47,300\u200c turkeys\u200c in \u2064Jerauld County, South Dakota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post_content\">Infected \u200bflocks are culled to\u200d prevent the spread \u2064of the virus, potentially tightening\u2064 the poultry meat and \u2062egg supply \u200bif more cases occur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post_content\">Since 2022, 58.8 million U.S.\u2064 chickens, \u200cturkeys, and other birds have been wiped \u200dout by\u2064 the disease,\u2063 officially known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-animal-rights-activist-storms-court-during-nba-playoff-game-slammed-down-by-security-guard\/\" title=\"WATCH: Animal Rights Activist Storms Court During NBA Playoff Game, Slammed Down By Security Guard\">highly pathogenic avian influenza<\/a> (HPAI), according to the USDA. The losses drove prices for turkey meat \u200cand eggs\u2062 to \u2064record\u200c highs last year, raising \u2063costs for inflation-hit consumers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/bird-flu-bans-on-us-poultry-exports-persist-even-as-cases-subside-5427649?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Bird-Flu Bans on US Poultry \u200bExports Persist Even as Cases \u200cSubside<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/28\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/bird-flu-bans-on-us-poultry-exports-persist-even-as-cases-subside-5427649?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-to-spend-502-million-on-future-bird-flu-response-5353047?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>US \u2062to \u2062Spend $502 Million\u200d on Future Bird Flu\u2062 Response<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">6\/23\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-to-spend-502-million-on-future-bird-flu-response-5353047?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p class=\"post_content\">Farmers have since worked to\u200d rebuild their flocks, increasing supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post_content\">Cal-Maine \u200bFoods, the biggest U.S. \u200cegg producer, said this week that the average price of\u200c conventional eggs dropped 48\u200b percent from last year to $1.24 per dozen \u2064in \u200da \u200cquarter that ended\u200b on Sept. 2. The company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bird-flu-infects-commercial-us-poultry-flock-for-first-time-since-april\/\" title=\"Bird flu infects US poultry flock, first time since April.\">total net sales fell 30 percent<\/a>\u2064 to $459.3 million in the quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post_content\">&#8220;HPAI is still\u2064 present in the wild\u2063 bird population and the extent of possible future outbreaks, particularly \u200cduring the upcoming fall \u200cmigration season, cannot be predicted,&#8221; Cal-Maine said. Wild birds like ducks transmit\u200c the virus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post_content\">Prior to \u2062this week&#8217;s \u200boutbreak, U.S. infections were limited \u200bto \u200dlive bird markets and \u2063&#8221;non-poultry&#8221; birds since \u2063April, USDA records show. The last commercial\u200b farms infected in April raised turkeys in South Dakota and North Dakota, records show.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How many cases of avian flu have been reported in the US\u2062 since\u2064 2022, and what has been the economic\u200c impact?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  First Case of Avian Flu Detected on US Poultry Farm<\/p>\n<p>The United States \u2062has recently experienced its \u2062first case of\u2062 avian flu on \u200ba commercial\u200b poultry \u2064farm since\u2062 April. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the\u2062 presence of avian flu in \u200ba flock of 47,300 turkeys located in Jerauld County, South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>As a\u2064 precautionary\u200d measure, infected flocks \u2062are culled \u2062to prevent the spread of the virus. However,\u2062 if more cases occur, there is a possibility of\u2063 a tightening in the \u2062poultry meat and egg supply. This could have an impact on prices and availability\u200d of \u2064these products in the market.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200d to the USDA,\u2063 the highly pathogenic avian\u200c influenza (HPAI) has resulted in the \u200dloss of \u200dapproximately 58.8 million chickens, turkeys, and other \u2064birds in the \u200cU.S. since 2022. This alarming number of \u200dlosses has led to record-high prices \u200dfor\u2062 turkey meat \u200dand\u200d eggs\u200b last year, ultimately affecting consumers who were already dealing with the effects of inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Avian flu, also known as \u2064HPAI, is a\u2062 highly \u200bcontagious\u2064 viral disease that primarily affects birds.\u200d It can\u200b spread rapidly within\u2064 poultry farms, leading to \u2062significant economic losses \u200band potential disruptions\u2064 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">food supply chain<\/a>. The \u200cdetection of avian flu on the poultry farm in \u200bSouth Dakota highlights the ongoing challenge of controlling and preventing the\u2062 spread of this disease.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts are underway to contain the outbreak and prevent \u200bfurther cases of avian \u2063flu. The USDA is working \u2062closely\u200d with industry stakeholders and implementing \u2064strict \u2063biosecurity measures to limit the virus&#8217;s transmission.\u2064 Rapid response\u2063 and effective containment strategies are crucial to \u200dprotecting the poultry \u2062industry and\u200c minimizing the impact on consumers.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200caddition to the immediate response, there is\u2062 a need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/klain-reconciliation-bill-will-help-control-federal-spending-thanks-to-things-like-increased-irs-enforcement\/\" title=\"Klain: Reconciliation Bill Will 'Help Control Federal Spending' Thanks to Things Like Increased IRS Enforcement\">long-term measures<\/a> to \u2062address the threat \u2063of avian\u200d flu. This includes continued\u2062 surveillance, \u2063research, and development of vaccines that can provide better protection against different strains of the virus. International \u2063cooperation is also essential, as\u200d avian\u200d flu can easily cross borders through trade and migratory birds.<\/p>\n<p>The detection \u200cof avian\u2063 flu on a U.S. poultry farm serves as a reminder of the persistent\u200b risk \u2062this disease poses to the poultry industry and\u200c food security. It emphasizes the need for\u2062 ongoing vigilance, investment in preventive measures,\u2063 and\u200c collaboration between governments, industry, and scientific communities.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 authorities continue \u200dto manage the current outbreak, \u200cconsumers \u2062can play a role in supporting the poultry industry by \u200bfollowing recommended food safety\u200b practices and maintaining confidence in the safety and quality of poultry products. By staying informed and \u2064taking necessary precautions, we can\u200b collectively work \u200dtowards minimizing the\u200c impact \u2062of \u200davian flu\u2062 and protecting the well-being of both animals and humans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO\u2014The US found avian flu on a poultry farm in South Dakota, the first case since April. The USDA confirmed the virus in a flock of 47,300 turkeys in Jerauld County. 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