The progression of the bird flu in America since 2021 has been unprecedented, including the first-ever cases of infections in dairy cattle and raising heightened pandemic risks.
Local businesses are getting hit hard by climbing egg prices, and a recent bird flu outbreak at a Southern Indiana farm could drive up the cost of the essential ingredient even more.
A backyard flock in Kearney County has tested positive for bird flu. The virus can be transmitted to humans, but no human cases have been diagnosed in Nebraska so far.