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UN Warns H5N1 Bird Flu Threatens Global Food Security

3/18/2025

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The UN's FAO raises alarms over the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, which threatens global food security and impacts millions of poultry, even spreading to mammals. With egg prices soaring in the U.S., the government is stepping up with a $1 billion investment to tackle this urgent crisis and bolster biosecurity measures.

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The UN's FAO raises alarms over the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, which threatens global food security and impacts millions of poultry, even spreading to mammals. With egg prices soaring in the U.S., the government is stepping up with a $1 billion investment to tackle this urgent crisis and bolster biosecurity measures.