Does coronavirus affect chickens!?!?

[aroostercalledBrownie]

I heard animals started catching the corona, it there a chance my girls will get it? I am scared for them!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

This is the best article I could find to give you peace of mind but try to remember the chickens aren't going out and about like we are and are a lot less likely to catch anything unless you do.

Quote: "It's important to remember that viruses can sometimes infect a species but not cause illness in that species, nor become transmissible to others."

https://www.oregonvma.org/care-health/zoonotic-diseases/coronavirus-faq

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Don't be scared.
They found a dog in China that tested positive for it but no evidence it was actually affected by it.
There was some speculation that a human contracted it from a pangolin at an Asian market in China.
You are in Georgia, the possibility of you contracting it is near zero and your chickens is are at an absolute zero.
The chances of a problem for you may change once test kits become available eventually that will finally tell us how many cases there are here.
It is crazy to me that the US hasn't been able to test more than a few hundred people while Australia and South Korea can test 10,000 people.
You can't be tested in the US unless you have come from one of the affected areas, have symptoms indicating you have been infected and a doctor orders the test for you. That may change.

 

[dawg53]

I wouldnt worry about it. Here in Florida as well as other states have "Sentinal" chickens to detect mosquito borne diseases that are deadly to humans.
https://animals.mom.me/sentinel-chickens-5800.html

 

[Sue Gremlin]

No. Chickens and pets aren’t susceptible to the same virus.

 

[Eggcessive]

Chickens can get a corona virus called infectious bronchitis, the most common respiratory disease in chickens. It is not the same corona virus that is causing a pandemic now around the world. People cannot get IB from chickens. Corona viruses are just one type of virus. Here is a short article about corona viruses in people:
https://www.globalhealthnow.org/2020-03/coronaviruses-what-you-need-know

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

There was some speculation that a human contracted it from a pangolin at an Asian market inn China.

Sounds like pangolins are finally getting revenge from people eating them. Question though, was it an Asian pangolin or an african one? The pangolin trade for there scales is illegal now but it still happens.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Bluecomb is also a coronavirus. It primarily affects turkeys but also can infect chickens.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Bluecomb is also a coronavirus. It primarily affects turkeys but also can infect chickens.

The common cold is also a coronavirus. Btw amazon is trying to come up with a vaccine for the common cold. This is nothing short of a marketing stunt. We are all being played like pawns.

 

[aroostercalledBrownie]

This is the best article I could find to give you peace of mind but try to remember the chickens aren't going out and about like we are and are a lot less likely to catch anything unless you do.

Quote: "It's important to remember that viruses can sometimes infect a species but not cause illness in that species, nor become transmissible to others."

https://www.oregonvma.org/care-health/zoonotic-diseases/coronavirus-faq

Thank you!!!