A highly contagious strain of bird flu plagues U.S. farmers - PBS NewsHour

The U.S. is in the midst of its worst deadly bird flu outbreak in years. Millions of poultry and wild birds have been killed. And although the risk to human health is low, the impacts have trickled down to consumers. William Brangham traveled to the Midwest, …

William Brangham: But what happens when farmers do see signs that their birds might be sick? Here at the Minnesota Poultry Testing Lab,scientists test about 100 samples a day for bird flu, using th… [+569 chars]

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