Subscribe! bitly.com/1iLOHml Farmers across the United States are being forced to kill their chickens and turkeys. So, what is the reason behind these mass killings? Learn More: Millions Of Chickens To Be Killed As Bird Flu Outbreak Puzzles Industry www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/04/21/401319019/5-million-chickens-to-be-killed-as-bird-flu-outbreak-puzzles-industry ( “Bird flu has been striking chicken and turkey farms in parts of the West and Midwest. This past week, it hit a flock of millions egg-laying chickens in northeastern Iowa.” H5N1 Avian Flu (H5N1 Bird Flu) (flu.gov) www.flu.gov/about_the_flu/h5n1/ “Most human cases of “highly pathogenic“ H5N1 virus infection have occurred in people who had recent contact with sick or dead poultry that were infected with H5N1 viruses. About 60% of people infected with the virus died from their illness.” How the Midwest's massive bird flu outbreak could threaten humans www.vox.com/2015/5/7/8564539/bird-flu-pandemic “We're in the midst of the largest-ever bird flu outbreak in the United States.” US egg prices soar as avian flu batters poultry industry news.yahoo.com/us-egg-prices-soar-avian-flu-batters-poultry-183441183.html “US farmers have been forced to kill almost 40 million chickens and other birds, causing egg prices to soar as a deadly version of the avian flu attacks the poultry industry.” _________________________ TestTube's new daily show is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: testtube.com/testtubedailyshow/ Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! testu.be/1ndmmMq

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