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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDeadly avian flu detected at commercial chicken operation in SW Kentucky near Tennessee state line
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/deadly-avian-flu-detected-at-commercial-chicken-operation-in-kentucky/51-4c98f323-34b5-4f36-8c00-d79356171b0aThe two states are working together to prevent the highly pathogenic bird flu from spreading.
FULTON COUNTY, Ky. Kentucky and Tennessee agencies are responding after federal and state authorities discovered a deadly outbreak of avian influenza in chickens in Southwestern Kentucky near the Tennessee state line.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, inspectors found cases of the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in Fulton County, Kentucky.
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Deadly avian flu detected at commercial chicken operation in SW Kentucky near Tennessee state line (Original Post)
SheltieLover
Feb 2022
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Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)1. Send in Mitch please!
Really work it hard Mitch!
Consider taking JJ, MTG, LB, and Ted along, as they seem to need things to do?
liberal_mama
(1,495 posts)2. I was just reading about H5N1 in the book, Very, Very, Very Dreadful
It kills like 60% of the people infected!
Sadly, they will probably have to kill all the chickens who might have been exposed. That seems to be the main way they have kept H5N1 in check so far.
A lot of times, it is spread to chicken and turkey flocks by migrating birds. It's really scary when you think of all the things that are out there lurking. The book said a gram of infected duck feces can infect over a million birds.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)3. Yikes!
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Hekate
(90,737 posts)4. Oh crud
jeffreyi
(1,943 posts)5. This is horrible in many ways.
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)6. Ty
Just remembered my brother still has to get his flu shot.
albacore
(2,399 posts)7. Jest as long as mah "Freedumb" ain't threatened... I'm OK. Them things is jest birds. nt