Avian influenza found in South Carolina

[Folly's place]

And three commercial flocks in Ottawa county, and a backyard flock each in Monroe and St. Clair county, reported this week.
The migrating birds are mostly gone here, but certainly they are flying overhead.
Mary

 

[Bsmac]

Funding cut for AI vaccine
https://www.reuters.com/business/he...2l40TyyZgp2hItmLeo_aem_NhUYSdPRLU6Q3KGIaHLbBQ

Of course they did! Just another bunch of crap!

 

[Miss Lydia]

And three commercial flocks in Ottawa county, and a backyard flock each in Monroe and St. Clair county, reported this week.
The migrating birds are mostly gone here, but certainly they are flying overhead.
Mary

Are they saying flocks can catch bird flu from migrating birds flying over?

 

[RoyalChick]

Are they saying flocks can catch bird flu from migrating birds flying over?

Yes. I believe it is one of the major sources of infection. Particularly water birds.

 

[Molpet]

Are they saying flocks can catch bird flu from migrating birds flying over?

Yes if the birds poop on the wing.
I had a murmur of black birds drop lice on me

 

[NanaK]

France is having success with an AI vaccine in commercial ducks.

https://www.poultryworld.net/health...vian-influenza-almost-gone-after-vaccination/

 

[littlecoopnextdoor]

Yes, spring and fall are the time that risk is high as migrating birds are passing by. The best bet is to have a covered run so no wild birds can poop in your birds water, food, or living area. This is why they do ‘flockdowns’ in the UK during peak risk times, and require birds to stay in covered runs to mitigate risk for short periods of time.

 

[Molpet]

A man in Washington has been diagnosed with a strain of the bird flu that’s never been detected in humans before. The individual ― an older adult with underlying conditions who has been hospitalized since early November ― tested positive for a subtype called H5N5.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bird-flu-washington-case_l_691cd8c7e4b0b8c5ce738812