Bird Flu 2024 News. For nearly four months, the spread of bird flu in the nation’s dairy cattle has stoked fears that, if left unchecked, the virus could eventually unleash a pandemic. The largest producer of fresh eggs in the united states said tuesday, april 2, 2024 that it has stopped production at a texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens there.
None of the 167 samples, which included milk, ice cream, hard cheese, butter, cream cheese and aged raw milk cheese, contained viable h5n1 bird flu virus, the u.s. A poultry facility in michigan and egg producer in texas both reported outbreaks of avian flu this week.