According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it is safe to eat eggs, even during this outbreak. The probability of eggs being affected by bird flu is low, especially if purchasing them in the retail market. This is because proper packaging and storage treatments significantly decrease the risk of contamination.

A person in Texas tested positive for avian influenza (H5N1), aka bird flu, amid an outbreak among dairy cows. What to know about transmission and symptoms.

An outbreak of bird flu detected in U.S. dairy cows has spread to at least two dozen herds in eight states, weeks after the largest producer of eggs in the country detected the virus in chickens. Health officials continue to stress that the risk to the public is low and that

Bird flu or avian influenza or H5N1 is a disease that primarily affects birds, but there have been few cases of human infection too. It is basically spread when a person comes in close contact with an infected bird.