Bird flu

Sly Saint · Mar 17, 2023

I'm getting quite a few stories about Bird flu spreading to humans and the possibility of a Bird flu pandemic coming up in my news feed.
This is one of the latest;
Bird flu found in dead seals on UK beach as public urged to stay away from animal corpses

Bird flu has been found in the carcasses of five dead seals on a beach in Cornwall.

The Cornwall Wildlife Trust urged members of the public to stay away from all dead animals which wash up on beaches including seals, dolphins, porpoises, whales and sea birds. There has also been cases of Bird Flu in a dolphin in Devon, the Trust said on its website.

“The general public are advised against approaching and interacting with seals in the UK, even when the animals are in danger or distress,” a statement from the trust said.

“Cornwall Wildlife Trust are also urging all members of the public to stay away from all dead animals, which wash into our beaches, including seals, dolphins, porpoises, whales and, of course, sea birds.”
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While there is no evidence H5N1 virus is an imminent threat or can spread between people, the experts have shared their plan to “prepare for the worst”.

The virus has only been found to spread to humans if they come into contact with sick birds but protections are stepping up after an 11-year-old girl died from H5N1 in Cambodia in February - with her father also testing positive.

It is believed the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918, which killed approximately 50 million people, was first caused by transmission of an avian flu virus to humans.
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Bird flu found in dead seals on UK beach as public urged to stay away from animal corpses (msn.com)

Kitty · Mar 17, 2023

It's been absolutely devastating for wildlife, I only hope it doesn't jump to humans in a form that's easily transmissible.

perchance dreamer · Mar 17, 2023

I really hope that in 6 months, a year, we aren't all talking about bird flu that has spread to humans. There have been some cases of animal-to-human transmission, which, although few, is very worrying. I hope a bird flu vaccine is in progress.

It's not only a vaccine we need for a possible pandemic. To ward it off, we need to reform factory farming and make sure wild animals have their habitats, unmolested by humans.

JemPD · Mar 18, 2023

perchance dreamer said: ↑

It's not only a vaccine we need for a possible pandemic. To ward it off, we need to reform factory farming and make sure wild animals have their habitats, unmolested by humans.
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amen

Simbindi · Mar 18, 2023

perchance dreamer said: ↑

I really hope that in 6 months, a year, we aren't all talking about bird flu that has spread to humans. There have been some cases of animal-to-human transmission, which, although few, is very worrying. I hope a bird flu vaccine is in progress.

It's not only a vaccine we need for a possible pandemic. To ward it off, we need to reform factory farming and make sure wild animals have their habitats, unmolested by humans.
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Agreed. And in the UK the game bird industry sure1y needs to be reduced and face much stricter regu1ation (not sure what the situation is in other countries).

https://www.birdguides.com/articles...mprise-half-of-wild-avian-biomass-in-britain/

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