Deadly Chickens in Florida!!!

[Shamo Hybrid]

OK..... just read there is some sort of mosquito virus that has been infecting some chickens that were setup for tests. This disease can spread to your backyard flock, and upon consuming your chickens, you could die!!!! Or something like that. Anyone heard?

ARTICLE HERE : https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mosquito-virus-eeev-florida_n_5d3f30e5e4b0db8affac6af0?ncid=yhpf

 

[sourland]

Is that what you got from that article ? Scary.

Chickens are used as sentinels for the detection of mosquito borne diseases - in this case Eastern equine encephalitis. They are also used for the detection of West Nile virus. The viruses are spread through mosquito bites not from contact with or eating your chickens.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Is that what you got from that article ? Scary.

Chickens are used as sentinels for the detection of mosquito borne diseases - in this case Eastern equine encephalitis. They are also used for the detection of West Nile virus. The viruses are spread through mosquito bites not from contact with or eating your chickens.

They said it can spread from chickens to humans!

 

[Ginmary]

Perhaps if a mosquito bites your virus carrying chicken first and then bites you...

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Perhaps if a mosquito bites your virus carrying chicken first and then bites you...

Ahhh, yes...... I think I misunderstood it.