The only facility in the state able to handle high-risk cases could go offline as workers allege burnout and injuries.

Egg prices continue to rise as bird flu spreads across the country. We spoke to Mark Schweitzer, associate professor at CWRU, about using recipes at home that rely less on eggs.

Lawmakers said there is one main reason for the steep prices. “The bird flu continues to ravage agriculture across the country,” said U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.). The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports farms across the country have had to kill more than 40 million birds,

The Department of Agriculture warned egg prices may increase more than 20% this year, after December saw a year-over-year increase of 36.8%.

With prices rising rapidly, some of the nation’s biggest grocery store chains — including Trader Joe's, Walmart and Costco — have begun rationing eggs.

Trader Joe’s isn’t alone, several other Lexington grocery stores have begun rolling out purchase limits. Blame the highly contagious bird flu, which has led to the loss or culling of more than 13 million egg-laying hens since December,