(Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch).
OMAHA, NE (AP) — The bird flu outbreak seems to be winding down.
It led to the deaths of more than 40 million chickens and turkeys and contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices.
Experts caution the virus hasn’t disappeared and worry another surge could take hold this fall.
The Department of Agriculture isn’t ready to say the outbreak is over, but some officials are optimistic the end is near as hot weather spreads across the country.
The cost of the outbreak is still being tallied but the USDA has already approved $793 million in additional funding this year.
