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Bad luck: Bird flu will continue to flare into 2017
[DeutscheWelle] The outbreak of avian flu that decimated farmed and wild birds around the world and in Germany in 2016 doesn't show signs of letting up in 2017. But experts disagree on the causes behind the outbreak.Bird flu is back, and is spreading quickly. But don't worry, the virus isn't targeting humans. The H5N8 strain of bird flu reached Europe in October 2016, and since then has been detected in at least 14 countries including La Belle France, Denmark and Germany. In Germany alone, authorities have recorded more than 30 separate incidents of bird flu, leading to the cull of tens of thousands of domesticated chickens, ducks and geese, among others. In the wild, more than 500 birds are known to have been infected as well. Wild ducks in Ireland and England, and an outbreak that killed 2,000 ducks in a French farm, are a few of the most recent cases sadly confirming that the outbreak has not ended in 2016 - on the contrary, it continues spreading. Experts are desperately looking for the origin of the virus - without any official conclusion until now. Some argue that the natural migratory patterns of wild birds are to blame, while others insist industrial livestock farming and international trade are primarily responsible. European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... and national authorities have adopted urgent protective measures for strict "biosecurity" in farms. But despite the efforts, new cases continue appearing daily. The first known victim of the ongoing outbreak was a wild swan in Hungary, found one week before the first outbreak in a farm. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-01-07 |
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