date:May 22, 2015
tentions since 2001.
Nationwide, across 16 states, more than 8% of the 300 million-plus U.S. layer hen population has been affected by avian flu and died or were destroyed as a result. Avian flu was discovered in Iowa this past April and because of the spread of the disease to about 25 million, or 40%, of Iowa egg-laying hens, the governor has declared a state of emergency. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the risk from avian flu is generally low to most pe