Infectious Diseases 2025

Infectious Diseases 2025

Rose Acre Farms reports a bird flu outbreak at its Seymour facility

29 January, 2025

An outbreak of avian influenza in a poultry flock in the United States may not initially seem like a significant news event. However, the situation becomes far more concerning when the affected farm houses 2.8 million layers from the nation’s second-largest producer. The culling of such a substantial number of birds will further worsen the ongoing table egg shortage and contribute to the sharp price increases that have been observed in the U.S. egg market in recent months.
Moreover, eliminating this flock does not address the underlying issue that has plagued poultry farms since early 2022 - a disease that has long transitioned into an endemic state. Relying on mass culling as a strategy for managing an endemic disease raises serious ethical questions and highlights a failure to develop more effective and sustainable solutions to this complex challenge.