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Bird flu has made a comeback, driving up prices for holiday turkeys

  • Written by Yuko Sato, Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
imageHealthy turkeys on a farm in West Newfield, Maine.Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread through chicken and turkey flocks in 46 states since it was first detected in Indiana on Feb. 8, 2022. The outbreak is also taking a heavy toll in Canada and Europe.

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