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A Texas resident has been diagnosed with a potent form of bird flu, the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed Monday.

ACA plans, Medicare Advantage payments, bird flu, opioid settlements, patient consent for exams, abortion, and more are in the news.

The nation’s largest egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods Inc., confirmed Tuesday that a large layer operation in the Texas panhandle that accounts for 3.6% of the company’s production has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.

After seven dairy farms in Texas are hit by avian influenza, the virus claims nearly 2 million chickens in the state.

As a result of the bird flu test results, the company said it had culled roughly 3.6% of its flock at its facilities in Parmer County, Texas.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller confirmed on Tuesday that the Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. poultry facility in Farwell had a positive test for H1N5, also known as avian influenza A or "bird flu."

The Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. poultry facility in Farwell will need to destroy 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets at that facility, which is approximately 3.6% of the company's total flock, due to U.S. Department of Agriculture poultry infections guidance.

Second human case of virus has also been reported in the US.

The Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. poultry facility in Farwell will need to destroy 1.6 million laying hens and 337,000 pullets at that facility, which is approximately 3.6% of the company's total flock, due to U.S. Department of Agriculture poultry infections guidance.