"Unlike in past years, in 2024, all major production systems experienced significant losses including conventional caged, cage-free, and certified organic types," a USDA report said this month.
"It's also easier for the virus to spread in the winter. Heat and sunlight degrade the virus on surfaces, the USDA says."
"Authorities suspect the virus has been hitching a ride in droplets of contaminated raw milk. Those are ferried between farms by workers' clothing, equipment and animals shared between farms."
"California has been hit especially hard in recent months, forcing the state to a state of emergency to try to respond to the bird flu outbreak."
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