Paul Klotman and Anthony Maresso, both of Baylor College of Medicine, say the U.S. needs to act now to prevent an H5N1 pandemic.

While egg prices have dropped some since last month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is warning prices could start climbing yet again.

The state is extending its voluntary pause on the interisland movement of poultry and other bird species in order to mitigate the spread of avian flu.