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Egg supply is shrinking Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as the bird flu, has impacted nearly 101 million birds across 48 US states since January 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Matt Egan, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
The man worked on a farm with cattle infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza strain that's spreading across the U.S. in poultry and dairy cows.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2024
In 2015, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry farms reached its peak in April and May, the same time birds migrated north.
—Todd Cornish, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
These symbionts help fight off pathogenic bacteria and fungi.
—Sarah Everts, TIME, 16 July 2024
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Matt Egan, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
The man worked on a farm with cattle infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza strain that's spreading across the U.S. in poultry and dairy cows.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2024
In 2015, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry farms reached its peak in April and May, the same time birds migrated north.
—Todd Cornish, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
These symbionts help fight off pathogenic bacteria and fungi.
—Sarah Everts, TIME, 16 July 2024
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogenic. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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pathogenic
adjective
patho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik 
2
: causing or capable of causing disease
pathogenic microorganisms
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