Saturday, February 1, 2020

Bird Flu Is Back - China Faces Yet Another Viral Plague

They faced total economic shutdown and social lockdown as the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus spread across the nation faster than a Buzzfeed 'which cat suits your social justice needs best' article, killing hundreds and leaving 10s of thousands sick.

Now, as if things weren't bad enough, according to the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Information Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, bird flu is back!

As Reuters reports, the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak of H5N1 subtype of poultry occurred in Shuangqing District, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province.

The case reportedly occurred on a farm with 7,850 chickens, 4,500 of which have died of the bird flu.

As a reminder, Avian influenza is deadly to most birds, and it's deadly to humans and to other mammals that catch the virus from birds.

Since the first human case in 1997, H5N1 has killed nearly 60% of the people who have been infected.

Unlike human flu bugs, H5N1 bird flu does not spread easily from person to person.


https://www.zerohedge.com/health/bird-flu-back-china-faces-yet-another-viral-plague

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