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Strangelove

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And yet another US flu/virus, and another boost to US food inflation!

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USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota​


Published: Mar 30, 2022

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2022 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock (non-poultry) in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock (non-poultry) in Johnson County, Wyoming; a commercial poultry flock in Johnston County, North Carolina; a non-commercial, backyard chicken flock (non-poultry) in Franklin County, Ohio; and a non-commercial, backyard chicken flock (poultry) in Kidder County, North Dakota.

Samples from all the flocks were first tested at state laboratories that are part of the
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. Results were subsequently confirmed at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa. Samples from the Massachusetts flock were tested at the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. Samples from the Wyoming flock were tested at Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory. Samples from the North Carolina flock were tested at the Rollins Diagnostic Laboratory. Samples from the Ohio flock were tested at the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. Samples from the North Dakota flock were tested at the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

APHIS is working closely with state animal health officials in both states on a joint incident response. State officials quarantined the affected premises, and birds on the properties will be depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. Birds from the flocks will not enter the food system.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the recent HPAI detections
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. No human cases of these avian influenza viruses have been detected in the United States. As a reminder, the proper handling and cooking of all poultry and eggs to an internal temperature of 165 ˚F is recommended as a general food safety precaution.
 

Coalescence

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And yet another US flu/virus, and another boost to US food inflation!

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota​

I posted about this in the Climate change thread as well. We're going to see more of these mutations and outbreaks in the future, causing massive disruption for animal agriculture. Its going to suck a lot, when meat prices jump up, and revert to being a food only affordable by the wealthy :(
 

LCR34

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I posted about this in the Climate change thread as well. We're going to see more of these mutations and outbreaks in the future, causing massive disruption for animal agriculture. Its going to suck a lot, when meat prices jump up, and revert to being a food only affordable by the wealthy :(
Ah... The red horseman running amok, the presence of pale horseman linger around us and now the black horseman decided to get some action.
 
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