NYT Podcast
An unusual outbreak of the disease has spread to dairy herds in multiple U.S. states.
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From “The New York Times,” I’m Sabrina Tavernise, and this is “The Daily.”
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The outbreak of bird flu that is tearing through the nation’s poultry farms is the worst in US history. But scientists say it’s now starting to spread into places and species it’s never been before.
Today, my colleague, Emily Anthes, explains.
It’s Monday, April 22.
Emily, welcome back to the show.Emily Anthes
Thanks for having me. Happy to be here.Sabrina Tavernise
So, Emily, we’ve been talking here on “The Daily” about prices of things and how they’ve gotten so high, mostly in the context of inflation episodes. And one of the items that keeps coming up is eggs. Egg prices were through the roof last year, and we learned it was related to this. Avian flu has been surging in the United States. You’ve been covering this. Tell us what’s happening.