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While the virus affects birds, it’s known to jump to other mammals.

The losses stretch across the U.S. — more than 1 million birds have been killed in Pennsylvania and 10 other states that stretch from Utah to the Midwest and on to Delaware,

Pennsylvania is among the top 10 states in the country for year-round turkey production.

A bird flu outbreak in the U.S. that led to the deaths of more than 40 million chickens and turkeys and contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices appears to be waning.