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Articles and social media posts are connecting Bill Gates to egg shortages in the US. This is misleading; while the billionaire is the country's biggest private owner of farmland, a global avian flu outbreak is the primary culprit for the dearth of eggs.
Turkey flock is first commercial poultry operation to report detection in 2023.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering rolling out a bird flu vaccine for poultry in the country. A current outbreak of the avian flue has caused the death of around 22 million birds.
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Fauquier County.
Earlier this month, a highly contagious and pathogenic avian influenza was detected and confirmed in domestic birds the United States.