US - OIE report: HP H5N1 in duck in Washington State - January 21, 2015
Um...wow. Well...I am not sure what I think about this. I think the US gov needs to release the sequences relating to H5N1 H5N8 and H5N2 avian flu strains recently found in Washington, Oregon, California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah. The rumours will be worse than the truth so I encourage all departments of the US gov to be forthcoming.
At this point I am not doing anything different than my usual life style. I have posted a lot about washing hands 24/7 and other methods of infection avoidance: standing 4-6 feet away from people in public, carry wipes for use on grocery carts, door handles, etc.
I am still buying and eating chicken. I think hunters need to be very aware of the emerging avian flu situation in wild birds. Everyone should read this:
PROTECT POULTRY - PROTECT PEOPLE
Basic advice for stopping the spread of avian influenza
The CDC abandoned the old avian flu website here and has links posted for other departments. I hope they develop some guidance about these strains even though there is no record of them infecting any humans in the US.
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Um...wow. Well...I am not sure what I think about this. I think the US gov needs to release the sequences relating to H5N1 H5N8 and H5N2 avian flu strains recently found in Washington, Oregon, California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah. The rumours will be worse than the truth so I encourage all departments of the US gov to be forthcoming.
At this point I am not doing anything different than my usual life style. I have posted a lot about washing hands 24/7 and other methods of infection avoidance: standing 4-6 feet away from people in public, carry wipes for use on grocery carts, door handles, etc.
I am still buying and eating chicken. I think hunters need to be very aware of the emerging avian flu situation in wild birds. Everyone should read this:
PROTECT POULTRY - PROTECT PEOPLE
Basic advice for stopping the spread of avian influenza
The CDC abandoned the old avian flu website here and has links posted for other departments. I hope they develop some guidance about these strains even though there is no record of them infecting any humans in the US.
FluTrackers is here to stay. We do not accept any money from any corporations or governments. We also do not accept any ads. We are independent media.
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