The article discusses the recent outbreak of bird flu affecting chickens, particularly in Indiana, which has resulted in shortages and increased prices of eggs. Experts affirm that while bird flu is circulating, it poses a low risk to public safety due to stringent regulations on egg sanitation and the swift action of producers to cull infected birds. Nonetheless, consumer concerns are rising over egg safety, despite assurances that contaminated eggs are unlikely to reach stores. The focus remains on understanding the potential human transmission of avian influenza.
Researchers have stressed that bird flu still poses a minimal risk to the general public, though that may change as the virus continues to circulate and potentially mutate.
Federal regulations require that commercially packaged eggs be washed and sanitized, which helps remove virus particles from the outside of the shell.
When the virus does affect a flock, its eggs are typically removed from the food supply.
Most of the at least 66 people infected in the United States since 2024 contracted the virus through contact with sick animals.
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