Chicken Bird Flu 2024 News. More than 4 million chickens in iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm, the state announced tuesday. But federal officials and scientists stress the risk to the public still remains low.
Australia’s largest outbreak of bird flu has hit a grim milestone, with victorian authorities confirming more than 1 million birds will be killed to try and prevent the spread of the virus. It is the 14th human case of bird flu in the us in 2024 and the first without a known occupational exposure to infected animals, according to the cdc.