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BellingenNSW @[email protected] · 2026-06-19 · 22:52 UTC

From poultry flu to wild bird flu - H5N1

* "Every outbreak of bird flu in Australian from 1976 to 2024 has arisen on a large, commercial poultry farm."
https://poultry-research.sydney.edu.au/bird-flu-must-knows/

* A suspected bird flu case was detected on mainland Australia

"Australia had been the last continent free of this deadly strain of bird flu."

"Infection usually happens after close contact with infected poultry — for example, chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese – or contaminated environments."

"In the US, for example, since the arrival of this virus they've had to cull and destroy over 200 million chickens."

"In February 2025 the H7N8 strain was detected at multiple poultry farms in Victoria's north-east." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-20/suspected-australian-h5-bird-flu-case-explained/106819846

#birds #BirdFlu #H5N1 #CommercialFarming #BigPoultryFarms #HighStockingDensities #pathogens #biosecurity #food #chicken #poultry #meat #livestock #pets #vectors #NativeBirds #WildBirds #wildlife #biodiversity
Image: Bird/ snake mosaic, Sawtell

#commercialfarming #birds #birdflu #h5n1 #bigpoultryfarms #highstockingdensities

Lilla Varhelyi @[email protected] · 2026-05-25 · 11:06 UTC

Mein Tuschebild "Gänsegeier"🪶Den direkten Blick und den Schnabel fand ich so dominant, dass ich das ganze Drumherum (fast) weggelassen habe:))
Referenz: JevgeniFil
Inkdrawing for Sale
23x31cm
#geier #vulture #birdart #birddrawing #artforsale #wildlifeart #kleineKunstklasse
#vögel #birdlover #art #ArtOnMasto #artistsonmastodon #originaldrawingforsale #originaldrawing #vogelliebhaber #wildvogel #gansegeier #ArtForSale #artforsalebyartist #wildlifedrawings #wildbirds #inkdrawings #tuschekunst

#geier #vulture #birdart #birddrawing #artforsale #wildlifeart

DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2025-02-08 · 17:00 UTC

New #BirdFlu variant found in #DairyCattle. Can #H5N1 be transmitted to humans? [Apparently, the answer is, "YES!"]

According to the the US Department of Agriculture, this is the first ever detection of this bird flu virus variant in dairy cattle.

by Jonathan Limehouse, February 6, 2025, updated February 7, 2025

"The variant of bird flu that killed a Louisiana resident has now been found in dairy cows. Until now, the human cases of bird flu traced to cattle have been mild, mostly #EyeInfections.

"But the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that a strain previously found only in #WildBirds has turned up in dairy herds in #Nevada ‒ raising concerns that future human infections could be more serious.

"Bird flu has triggered a nationwide egg shortage and price hikes in recent months, as infected chickens had to be put to death. It has also coursed through dairy farms in 16 states since last March, according to the USDA, reducing milk production. More than 60 #farmworkers on both dairy and poultry farms have been infected since then, all of whom recovered.

"But one Louisiana resident died last month after contracting bird flu from a backyard flock. That person, who was older and chronically ill, but not otherwise identified, was infected with the D.1.1 variant now seen in the Nevada cows. A Canadian teenager hospitalized with bird flu in November was also infected with D.1.1.

"#D11 is common among the #starlings that migrate through #Nevada in the winter and might have carried the virus into the state, the Nevada Department of Agriculture said in a social media post.

"The USDA said it is working with the state department of agriculture to investigate the Nevada outbreak and limit its spread.

"Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from wild birds in late 2023 or early 2024."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/02/06/bird-flu-strain-dairy-cows-humans-transmitted/78290857007/
#HPAINews #HPAIVariant #B313 #BirdFlu #BirdMigrations #StarlingMigrations #Cattle #HPAI #AvianInfluenza #BirdFlu #USHealth #CDCCensorship