Health officials urged people to identify avian flu symptoms early and properly cook chicken and eggs to limit risk of infections.

Avian influenza has plagued U.S.-based egg-laying farms since 2022, particularly during the winter. Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued a stern warning to businesses against price gouging on eggs and poultry amid a nationwide bird flu outbreak that has significantly disrupted supply chains and driven prices to record highs.

Bird flu outbreaks are raising egg prices in Connecticut and across the U.S. as the H5N1 virus impacts poultry supply.

Egg prices coming down ultimately depends on whether the industry can successfully stop the spread of bird flu and ramp up production to replace the chickens that have died, according to an economist with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.