- Michelle Lewis, Reporter
- May 14, 2022 Updated 20 hrs ago
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- https://www.the-standard.org/news/highly-contagious-bird-flu-causes-shortages-of-poultry/article_bc8c9d06-d3ec-11ec-aa7f-0fba3c6c22b8.html
Grocery stores across the nation all have something in common right now: a lack of chicken on the shelves.
The country is feeling the effects of a shortage of poultry due to a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza.
Almost 38 million birds in 34 states have been affected by the strain of avian flu, according to data from theUSDA.
According to theCDC, this virus occurs naturally in wild bird populations across the world.
While wild birds can carry this virus and often not get sick, the infection of domesticated birds can become deadly.
“There is just no recovery from it if it infects domesticated birds,” said Christi Miller, communication director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture.
It is hard to pinpoint how exactly the spread to domestic…
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