Thank you!!! I posted this a while back, and it got mostly ignored.
Let’s Talk About Bird Flu
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Nobody listened to me.....
Allow me to validate you...Seriously,I appreciate that chicken people are watching this issue. I occassionally spot Avian flu info but it is random. Thank you 2Acres!
Your welcome.
RonOkimoto
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https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-in...flu-strikes-9-more-indiana-poultry-facilities
40 backyard flocks infected in the last 30 days.
I am new to this forum, but in my opinion the CDC and USDA are not doing enough to get the public the information that they need on this issue, and they have stopped providing genotype information on flock infections. This is important because there are two H5N1 strains that are currently infecting humans that associate with their poultry or livestock in North America. The one that infected most of the dairy herds (genotype B3.13) has, pretty much, only been associated with mild human symptoms, but the D1 genotype has been associated with multiple hospitalizations and one fatality (Louisiana patient infected by backyard birds).
How many backyard flock owners got the announcement that if they detected avian influenza symptoms in their flocks that they should contact the USDA or the proper state officials in order to get the flock tested, and that the flock owners should minimize bird contact with the possibly infected birds? They were serious when they made that announcement, over a year ago, but I haven't seen it repeated for months.
Ron Okimoto
40 backyard flocks infected in the last 30 days.
I am new to this forum, but in my opinion the CDC and USDA are not doing enough to get the public the information that they need on this issue, and they have stopped providing genotype information on flock infections. This is important because there are two H5N1 strains that are currently infecting humans that associate with their poultry or livestock in North America. The one that infected most of the dairy herds (genotype B3.13) has, pretty much, only been associated with mild human symptoms, but the D1 genotype has been associated with multiple hospitalizations and one fatality (Louisiana patient infected by backyard birds).
How many backyard flock owners got the announcement that if they detected avian influenza symptoms in their flocks that they should contact the USDA or the proper state officials in order to get the flock tested, and that the flock owners should minimize bird contact with the possibly infected birds? They were serious when they made that announcement, over a year ago, but I haven't seen it repeated for months.
Ron Okimoto
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