The other pandemic of 2022 – in poultry

+ signs of movement on climate finance at COP27 US Edition - Today's top story: Bird flu has made a comeback, driving up prices for holiday turkeys [View in browser]( US Edition | 14 November 2022 [The Conversation]( As Thanksgiving approaches, finding a turkey the right size for your household at a good price could be challenging. On top of inflation that has driven up grocery prices across the board, a nationwide outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has led to the culling of more than 50 million turkeys and chickens this year in the U.S. Holiday dinners aren’t the only concern, as Iowa State University veterinary scientist Yuko Sato explains. While bird flu poses low risk to humans overall – only one person has tested positive for it in the U.S. during this outbreak – the [virus is widely present in the wild birds that transmit it](. So hunters need to take special precautions in handling game. 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