by Jack Montgomery, The National Pulse:
Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been detected in chickens in Texas and Michigan, amidst mounting fears over possible supply chain disruptions.
Cal-Maine Foods, the nation’s largest producer of fresh eggs, has halted production in one Texas facility after the virus was found. It has ordered the culling of 1.6 million hens and 337,000 chicks, which equates to 3.6 percent of its total flock.
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This has implications for the price of poultry and eggs; a similar occurrence in 2022-23 led to a 70 percent price increase for eggs. Bird flu could also impact the production of the flu vaccine, which relies on 140 million eggs annually.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised healthcare professionals be vigilant, especially with patients regularly in contact with birds and animals. High hygiene standards, including protective gear, are recommended for agricultural workers, hunters, and backyard farmers.
INFECTED DAIRY CATTLE.
Currently, health officials claim the risk of human-to-human transmission is still small, but the Texas Department of State Health Services previously confirmed a local man contracted bird flu after the virus had already jumped to dairy cattle.
Milk from infected cattle tested positive for bird flu in Texas and Kansas in recent weeks, potentially endangering dairy supplies. Cows in North Carolina also recently tested positive. A total of 21 herds across seven states have now been infected.
In March, bird flu was detected in baby goats in Minnesota. Gregory Gray, an epidemiologist at the University of Texas, has also reported instances of the virus spreading to carnivores, including bears and wolves.
“It’s disturbing… [I]f the virus continues to change, it could move into other species, including humans,” he warned.
John Fulton, a Big Pharma vaccine consultant, has warned bird flu is “100 times worse than COVID — or it could be if it mutates and maintains its high case fatality rate.”
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