Avian flu outbreaks in U.S. take more than 22.8 million birds in 24 states, so far

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported on Monday about a worsening Avian influenza crisis in the United States.   APHIS reports that more than 22.8 million birds have had to be put to death in the past two months because of the influenza Type A virus (influenza A). The disease is reported in…