Ohio’s health department confirmed Saturday that a farmer in the state was discharged from the hospital after being sickened by bird flu, marking the fourth American to have been hospitalized with the H5N1 virus. “The individual had respiratory symptoms. He was previously hospitalized and has since been released,” a spokesperson for Ohio’s health department told…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a third U.S. bird flu hospitalization, Wyoming’s health department said Friday, after a woman was admitted to a healthcare facility in neighboring Colorado. The patient was experiencing “flu-like symptoms” and had “health conditions that can make people more vulnerable to illness,” Wyoming’s health department said. She…
Hundreds of birds were euthanized after a joint investigation led to their seizure from an alleged cockfighting operation in Kansas. The Humane World for Animals (formerly the Humane Society of the United States) said in a news release that it collaborated with the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office to seize more than 400 roosters and…
Iowa farmer has a waiting list for eggs amid shortage: “It’s been pretty intense” – CBS News Watch CBS News The Labor Department says inflation ticked up to 3% last month compared to a year ago. The increase was largely driven by the rising costs of rent, gasoline and groceries — especially eggs, which are…
A dairy worker in Nevada has been confirmed to be infected by a new bird flu strain found to be spreading among cows in the state last week. That strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus, called D1.1 by scientists, is different from a previous variant called B3.13 which had infected at least 40 dairy workers…
Waffle House cites shortage from bird flu for egg surcharge amid soaring costs – CBS News Watch CBS News Waffle House cites the reason for its new egg surcharge to the ongoing shortage from the bird flu outbreak. The breakfast chain says the surcharge will be temporary, adding that it will continue to monitor prices…
The impact from bird flu spreads – CBS News Watch CBS News After H5N1, the current strain of bird flu, reached the United States in 2022, more than 148 million chickens, turkeys and other farm birds have been euthanized. Since last year, when the virus jumped from poultry and wild birds to mammals, the number…
There are seven generations of Corwins in the Aquebogue, Long Island, town cemetery. Their graves overlook the farm that’s been in the family since the 1640s. Some family members’ tombstones are adorned with ducks. “I’m gonna say it was my grandfather’s idea, because he did it first,” said Doug Corwin. It was Corwin’s great-grandfather who…
Increasing egg prices have Americans scrambling – CBS News Watch CBS News The “CBS News MoneyWatch Price Tracker” shows that a dozen eggs cost, on average, $4.15, compared to $2.51 a year ago, an increase of 65%. Hold onto your shopping carts because that number is expected to get even worse. Nancy Chen has more….
A California duck farm made headlines this week after the World Organization of Animal Health published a report by U.S. authorities that a strain of bird flu that scientists call H5N9 had been found among sick birds in the flock. This is far from the first time that H5N9 has been found in birds around…