Colloquially “bird flu,” or officially the H5N1 avian influenza, has been spreading among wild birds and poultry. While the public health risk remains low, there are some preventative measures you can take.

How fertility and marriages rates could be used to determine federal funding for transportation projects.

And, WUNC's 'Main Street NC' series checks on rebuilding efforts in Spruce Pine after Hurricane Helene.

Guests

Dr. Rocio Crespo, poultry veterinarian and researcher and a professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State University

Steve Harrison, political reporter for WFAE-Charlotte’s NPR News Source and author of the Inside Politics newsletter

Colin Campbell, WUNC's Capitol Bureau Chief and the host of the Main Street NC series