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Bird Flu

steve_bank

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Listened to a BBC radio report on avian bird flu. It sounds serious.


So far not a threat to humans. It went from Europe to North America and spread south. It is spreading to penguins and sea lion sin South America causing deaths. When and if it spreards to populations in Antarctica it could devastate wild populations.

A serious threat to chickens. In Egypt an uncoordinated use of multiple vaccines on chickens led to a vaccine resistant strain.

There is a group motoring the mutations looking for markers that indicate a more easy tansfer to humans.

Wild foxes have it. It does not affect the the respiratory system, it attacks the beain.
 
I've seen several raptor birds where sweaters and using Kleenex. A few Cardinals just barfing like crazy by the bird feeder.

But seriously, it is unbelievable how quickly this stuff spreads in the wild.
 
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