Amid the ongoing outbreak of bird flu, which has affected millions of egg-laying hens, prices for eggs have skyrocketed across the United States.

Egg prices are soaring nationwide and in Seattle stores amid a nationwide bird flu outbreak. The latest: The first bird flu-related human death in the U.S. was reported Monday in Louisiana. The person was exposed to sick and dead birds in a non-commercial backyard flock as well as wild birds,

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Egg prices across northern Nevada have soared in recent weeks, mirroring a recent nationwide trend driven by holiday demand and the avian flu.A News 4-Fox 11 cr

California egg prices continue to climb due to ongoing outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza. December's statewide average for a dozen large shell eggs reached nearly $9, per a U.S. Department of Agriculture report.