Dirty Jobs show swabbing birds for H5N1 Sat 9:00 pm eastern

[MHSC]

On the Discovery Channel right now Dirty Jobs has a show on about swabbing birds for H5N1.

 

[HenryN]

Re: Dirty Jobs show swabbing birds for H5N1 Sat 9:00 pm eastern

On the Discovery Channel right now Dirty Jobs has a show on about swabbing birds for H5N1.

Clearly, live birds don't fly.

 

[hawkeye]

Re: Dirty Jobs show swabbing birds for H5N1 Sat 9:00 pm eastern

that would not be a fun job.

 

[HenryN]

Re: Dirty Jobs show swabbing birds for H5N1 Sat 9:00 pm eastern

that would not be a fun job.

The birds are molting, so they can't fly. They are just herded into a pen (netting on posts) and the scooped up with a fish net, checked and swabbed.

Looks like heavy selection for healthy birds during molting, which may be far from optimal for detectable H5N1 levels.

Samples shipped to Wisconsin in liquid N2.

 

[hawkeye]

Re: Dirty Jobs show swabbing birds for H5N1 Sat 9:00 pm eastern

Still...IMO, not a fun job.

The birds are molting, so they can't fly. They are just herded into a pen (netting on posts) and the scooped up with a fish net, checked and swabbed.

Looks like heavy selection for healthy birds during molting, which may be far from optimal for detectable H5N1 levels.

Samples shipped to Wisconsin in liquid N2.