The risk of bird flu to humans is low, but eating undercooked eggs or chicken could increase your chances of exposure to infection and germs.

Egg prices are rising again as bird flu continues to devastate farms across the country, forcing the culling of millions of chickens each month. With the national average price for a dozen eggs hitting $4.

If you’ve been to the store recently and feel like you’re spending more money on eggs than in the past, you are not alone. A recent outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, has disrupted egg production in the United States.

H5N9 is a rare subtype of the influenza A virus that can cause highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. It's a reassortment strain that originated from the H5N1, H7N9, and H9N2 subtypes.