Hyderabad, Feb. 25 -- The bird flu outbreak in the two Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana draws comparison to a similar situation in the United States, also dealing with the avian influenza outbreak.

The outbreaks in the US have led to the mass culling of chickens with egg prices shooting up an average USD 5 for a dozen, approximately Rs 430. In Telangana, while chicken prices have nosedived, egg rates are relatively stable. Meanwhile, prices of fish and mutton are soaring.

America has been dealing with a bird flu outbreak since 2022, with infections spreading to cattle and even humans. Amid these fears, millions of birds have been culled on the instructions of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to curb the sp...