bird flu

Ideastream Public Media's midday host Jeff St.Clair spends a lot of time raising chickens when he's off the air, and he's concerned about how bird flu is rampaging in the farm industry.

After the deadly bird flu hit egg-producing flocks, the supply of eggs shrank dramatically. That’s led to historically high prices for consumers.

As birds migrate in the spring, Ohio's birds are at higher risk of getting the avian flu. Akron Zoo will temporarily keep their birds in doors for protection.

Fifteen chickens in Franklin County are now among the birds that have the virus, which is spreading through the Midwest.

Although there's no evidence yet, the Ohio Department of Agriculture says it's possible the mysterious illness affecting songbirds could also affect poultry.

Influenza is peaking later than normal this year, with a surge of cases across Northeast Ohio in the past couple of weeks.But WKSU’s Jeff St.Clair…

The ban that forced every fair in Ohio to shut down their poultry shows this year has been lifted. Statehouse correspondent Andy Chow reports.Fear of the…