The bird flu epidemic in the United States is continuing to worsen, and the crisis has now spread to 23 states in the United States, resulting in the slaughter of more than 27 million birds.
As one of the worst-hit areas of the bird flu outbreak, Iowa has so far identified 12 confirmed cases, 10 of which were from commercial farms, resulting in the euthanasia of nearly 18 million birds.
With the further spread of bird flu, the state's Department of Agriculture said on April 3, local time, that it will continue to slaughter 52,000 poultry to curb the spread of the epidemic.
At the same time, with the spring bird migration, many experts believe that bird flu in the United States will continue to intensify.
Dennis Summers, a veterinarian with the Ohio Department of Agriculture, said that when wild birds fly across U.S. states, they can carry the virus and spread it through their feces.
In addition, the outbreak of bird flu caused the price of eggs to skyrocket.
According to US media reports, the average price of eggs is now $2.88 per dozen, a 52% increase from February when the first confirmed case of bird flu was detected, which is the highest level since March 2020.
Summers said that if the government cannot effectively control the spread of bird flu on commercial farms, it will likely be devastating to farmers and supply chains.
(CCTV reporter Xu Tao and Xu Xiao)