Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens nonstop “war” on poultry

[Tom Paine 1949]

CHICAGO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to veterinarians and disease experts, who warn it is now a year-round problem.

Reuters spoke to more than 20 experts and farmers on four continents who said the prevalence of the virus in the wild signals that record outbreaks will not abate soon on poultry farms, ramping up threats to the world's food supply….

Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop "war" on poultry

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

Damn it! I love my Omelettes! Damn expensive already.

Eggs are / were a key cheap and almost universally available protein source. With the Russian/Ukraine war getting even hotter, now both grain and egg shortages, and high prices, will continue — many poor countries will especially suffer.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Well, there's always tofu.

 

[Muhammed]

As usual it started out in China.

 

[Concerned American]

20 experts and farmers on four continents who said the prevalence of the virus in the wild signals that record outbreaks will not abate soon on poultry farms

Been hearing the sky is falling over avian flu for about a six months now. I don't put a lot of stock in it. More panic porn to distract the electorate. However I was interested to read that in our neck of the woods they have found it in a couple raccoons and a bobcat. Figure it must come from eating infected birds. I saw the media in CA go through these motions 11 or 12 years ago. Had everyone collecting up dead birds they found--not much ever came of it.

 

[Rambunctious]

I'm 98% sure it came from China....

 

[Dekster]

Well if bird foo extincts the tweeties, it will save me a mint in bird seed.

 

[Dekster]

Damn it! I love my Omelettes! Damn expensive already.

Eggs are / were a key cheap and almost universally available protein source. With the Russian/Ukraine war getting even hotter, now both grain and egg shortages, and high prices, will continue — many poor countries will especially suffer.

Eggs at our local Aldi down $1.30 from last week to $3.65. What a bargain.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

it’s BS like Covid

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

If the Bird Flu epidemic gets much worse, American poultry growers may have to consider vaccinating chickens / hens — like the Europeans are starting to.

Then our egg and fried chicken lovers can take sides as our politicians enter into political “cock fights” over this issue. No jokes about “chicken masks” please! This could be serious.

Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines

French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a wave of deadly outbreaks nears his farm once again, he says it's time to accept a solution once considered taboo: vaccination.

www.reuters.com

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

I should add that the vaccines being used around the world for poultry are mainly mRNA vaccines — see the article above for details.

The Chinese have apparently — for now — controlled their outbreaks and eggs there are cheaper than in the U.S.

There are also complicated economic and trade issues here. And Bird Flu can mutate easily, creating need for new vaccines. Details in the article above.

Finally, assuming the vaccines are adopted here and work reasonably well, would U.S. anti-vax types give up eating ham & eggs and fried chicken, or go ahead and enjoy the poor mRNA-injected chickens & poultry products? Hmmm …

 

[CrusaderFrank]

H5N1 came from the Lugar Labs in Ukraine.

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

H5N1 came from the Lugar Labs in Ukraine.

Crusuder Frank can always be counted on to spread anti-U.S. Russian propaganda, sh*t he spreads everywhere w/o the slightest attempt to back it up.

Even here, where I attempt to keep an amused tone, he has to insert his totally ridiculous and unsubstantiated anti-American lies. This is where our Trump cultists have ended up!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Crusuder Frank can always be counted on to spread anti-U.S. Russian propaganda, sh*t he spreads everywhere w/o the slightest attempt to back it up.

Even here, where I attempt to keep an amused tone, he has to insert his totally ridiculous and unsubstantiated anti-American lies. This is where our Trump cultists have ended up!

The CCP boy chimes right in!

 

[Tom Paine 1949]

The CCP boy chimes right in!

You are the only “CCP boy” here, moron, and you have just been caught “red handed” spreading Russian AND Chinese CP propaganda!