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Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/egg-shortage-ireland-5086007-Apr2020/
Egg shortage in some supermarkets amid bird flu outbreak and increased demand
Half a million hens have been culled as a result of the outbreak.
39 minutes ago
SUPERMARKETS ARE WORKING with suppliers to keep eggs on shelves amid shortages caused by an outbreak of avian flu and a recent increase in demand.
An outbreak of bird flu in the Co Monaghan area, which is the main source of egg supplies in the Republic of Ireland, has resulted in a drop in egg production of at least 10%.
Half a million hens have been culled as a result of the outbreak.
The type of flu in question (low-pathogenic avian influenza of the H6N1 subtype) is not a notifiable disease and has no known public health risk, the Irish Egg Association said...
Egg shortage in some supermarkets amid bird flu outbreak and increased demand
Half a million hens have been culled as a result of the outbreak.
39 minutes ago
SUPERMARKETS ARE WORKING with suppliers to keep eggs on shelves amid shortages caused by an outbreak of avian flu and a recent increase in demand.
An outbreak of bird flu in the Co Monaghan area, which is the main source of egg supplies in the Republic of Ireland, has resulted in a drop in egg production of at least 10%.
Half a million hens have been culled as a result of the outbreak.
The type of flu in question (low-pathogenic avian influenza of the H6N1 subtype) is not a notifiable disease and has no known public health risk, the Irish Egg Association said...