URBANA, Ill. — The U.S. is currently on the tail end of the worst avian influenza outbreak in history, with 222 confirmed cases and more than 47 million birds affected across 15 states (USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Update on Avian Influenza, 2015).
USDA expects the outbreak to plateau near 50 million birds later this summer (Vilsack, 2015). The 2014-2015 outbreak exceeds the previous 1983 record by more than 30 million birds and has led to disruptions in the supply of eggs, localized interruptions in turkey production and legitimate concerns over potential exposure to the bird flu. . .
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