Avian Flu Article

[Husker Chick]

This article on Avian Flu was just released today (March 11) from Backyard Poultry Magazine -

Bird Flu 2022: What You Should Know​

Infected wild waterfowl rarely show avian flu symptoms.​

 

[Eggcessive]

Thanks for posting this. It is a good idea to be aware of any risk in your area, but no reason to panic.

 

[BDutch]

In a scientific magazine (wageningen world - WUR) there is an outstanding article about the bird flu and it’s history.

History AF
The bird flu was always around. But is wasn’t very sickening until it mutated in huge chickens farms. In the Netherlands this happened in 2003. This was a local problem. Wild birds died and didn’t travel with it.
Around 2000 there was a high pathogenic AF in Asia that could travel with wild birds. It mixed with low pathogenic AF viruses. And many (tens) different new variations emerged.
The Asian migratory birds that breed in Siberia share their breeding territories with birds from Europe and Africa. This way the viruses spread over a large part of the world. Finally some migratory birds took other routes and brought it to Northern America.

On
Www.wur.nl/vogelgriep there is a lot of info about the bird flu. Most in Dutch, but there is a lot of info in English too. Like:
www.wur.nl/en/Research-Results/Research-Institutes/Bioveterinary-Research/show-bvr/Whether-to-vaccinate-against-bird-flu

This last bird flu is still around us in the area where I live. Unlike other years this virus doesn’t vanish in spring eigh lots of sunshine. They still find infected death wild poultry and waterbirds.

The center of the problem is near Barneveld, the heart of the chicken industry in the Netherlands.
They kill all poultry within 1 km of the infected farm. In a dense area they clear out up to 10 farms to prevent spreading.

www.wur.nl/en/Research-Results/Research-Institutes/Bioveterinary-Research/show-bvr/Bird-flu-at-poultry-farms-in-20212022.htm