Emmanuel the emu fighting for life after bird flu struck South Florida farm - tested negative

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Source: https://www.timesnownews.com/viral/e...ticle-94892823

Emmanuel the emu fighting for life after bird flu struck Florida farm
Emmanuel the Emu — beloved viral internet sensation — is sick after a tragic outbreak of Avian Influenza, also known as Bird Flu, occurred at the Knuckle Bump Farms in South Florida. Hobby farm owner Taylor Blake shared the sad news of the death of over 50 birds on Twitter Saturday.
TN Viral Desk
Updated Oct 16, 2022 | 12:12 PM IST

Emmanuel the Emu — beloved viral sensation and internet’s favourite ratite — is sick after a tragic outbreak of Avian Influenza, also known as Bird Flu, occurred at the Knuckle Bump Farms in South Florida. Hobby farm owner Taylor Blake shared the sad news of the death of over 50 birds on Twitter Saturday.

'Emmanuel, don't do it': Emu that keeps interrupting farm girl's videos now an internet sensation...

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Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...-flu-rcna52602

Emmanuel the emu’s owner should keep a safe distance, bird flu experts warn
The caretaker of the TikTok-famous emu shared that he has avian influenza. In rare cases, handling infected birds can enable the virus to jump to people.
Oct. 17, 2022, 8:04 PM EDT
By Aria Bendix and Angela Yang

After TikTok user Taylor Blake shared photos of herself snuggling with Emmanuel the emu, who is sick with avian influenza, fans and bird flu experts alike warned of the dangers of touching infected animals.

Blake’s videos of Emmanuel went viral this year, getting millions of views on TikTok and boosting the emu's celebrity. But Blake announced Saturday that Emmanuel had fallen ill after a flock of wild Egyptian geese visited Knuckle Bump Farms, the hobby farm in South Florida where the emu lives.

Geese and other types of waterfowl are carriers of avian influenza and can pass the virus through saliva, mucus and droppings.

Blake said on Twitter that the virus killed 99% of the birds on her farm, including chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, female black swans and other emus popular with its TikTok followers. Her recent photos show her hand-feeding Emmanuel, giving him fluids and kissing him on the head.

The images and updates prompted some followers to point out that although Emmanuel’s illness is worrisome, it’s also alarming to see the emu and his caretaker cuddling, given the dangers of the virus.

"Look we all love Emmanuel the Emu but he has avian flu. It’s transmissible to humans and other animals," a Twitter user wrote. "And it’s deadly. The absolute last thing his owners, with other birds and animals in their care, should be doing is kissing his face."

Avian flu experts, too, said touching an infected emu isn't advisable, given that the virus can jump from animals to humans in rare cases...

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Source: https://cablefreetv.org/emmanuel-the...-was-stressed/

Emmanuel the emu never had bird flu – he was stressed
Published by Peter Kavinsky
7 seconds ago

Emmanuel, the emu, never had avian flu, but got sick from stress, revealed the bird’s owner.

Taylor Blake, an influencer, whose family-owned Florida bird farm Knuckle Bump Farms is home to Emmanuel, took to social media to announce that the emu had never contracted the virus.

“Emmanuel Todd Lopez tested negative for avian influenza in 2 separate labs, swab, feces and blood. He doesn’t have the virus and he’s not actively shedding the virus,” he said. she tweeted on Saturday.

“He does not have the virus and is not actively eliminating the virus. God is good! Thank you for your prayers, kind words and support. Always trust his intuition!”...