"A highly contagious and deadly form of avian influenza has been barreling across the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks, killing both wild birds and farmed poultry and raising fears
that an unchecked outbreak could prove calamitous for an industry that was devastated by a similar virus seven years ago," per
The New York Times. “It’s important to note that
avian influenza is not considered to be a risk to public health and it’s not a food-safety risk,” Mike Stepien, a spokesman for the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service, said.
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