Bird flu in the Midwest causing egg prices to soar

World Today

Farmers in the United States from Iowa to California are struggling to contain the spread of H5N2 – a lethal strain of bird flu paralyzing chicken and turkey farms throughout the Midwest. It’s already claimed more than 10 percent of the U.S. population of egg-laying hens – causing a shortage of eggs and an unprecedented increase in egg prices.

CCTV’s Roza Kazan filed the report.