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“This is the largest animal disease outbreak we’ve ever had.”

#H5N1, which emerged nearly three decades ago, is now creating upheaval in the poultry and dairy industries and making economic and political waves due to the fluctuating price of eggs. But there’s more at risk here than grocery-store sticker shock.

Here's everything you need to know about bird flu: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2025/scientific-facts-about-h5n1-bird-flu