The average cost of eggs has soared to $4.95, with a bird flu outbreak reducing supply and leading to prices surging

While egg prices remain high, some consumers have hatched a DIY solution of building home chicken coops to grow their own eggs to beat grocery store costs.

Egg prices hit a record high as the U.S. contends with an ongoing bird flu outbreak. The spike in egg prices in the US was the biggest since the nation's last bird flu outbreak in 2015. Watch this report for more details!

Pennsylvania has given $13.5 million to hundreds of farmers over the past three years to help them pay for bird flu testing, recover lost revenue, and implement biosecurity measures. These are the tentpoles of the state’s special grant program helping farmers respond to the aggressive virus,

Bird flu infections were detected among veterinarians tested last fall, including two people with no known exposure to animals with the virus, according to a report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.

The new study is more evidence that the official U.S. tally of confirmed human bird flu infections—68 in the past year—is likely a significant undercount.