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Highly pathogenic avian flu detected at Alabama chicken farm, nearly 48K birds killed (apnews.com)

submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world

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After confirming the presence of highly pathogenic avian flu in a flock of chickens, nearly 48,000 birds were killed at a north Alabama farm, state agriculture officials said.

A Marshall County commercial pullet farm — one that raises chicks from hatching until they are ready to produce eggs when they are moved to a laying barn — was placed under quarantine after samples were confirmed positive for HPAI, the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries announced Friday.

HPAI is highly contagious to birds but considered low risk to humans and the virus is not considered a threat to food safety, the department said.

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[–] Brimos@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Who had a Covid Bird Flu hybrid strain on their “What else can possibly go wrong in the ‘20’s” bingo card? Anyone?

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

This and ASF were raging during the pandemic.

There were just bigger problems

[–] Swim@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

nuclear war

[–] hark@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Oh boy, are all the egg suppliers going to jack up prices ridiculously again even though egg production wasn't that far off from the peak year the last time this happened?: https://www.statista.com/statistics/196096/total-egg-production-in-the-us-since-2000/

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

…instead of being killed for chicken nuggets.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago

What a waste. They don't even get to end up as McDonald's garbage