Jennifer Moore 😷Dec 9

"At the vast majority of egg farms, he said, infections started with chickens close to air inlets and on upper levels, far from where virus tracked in on shoes and clothes would end up. ...

"After the virus spilled into nearby Indiana, the state’s head of avian health began to notice a pattern: If a farm had an outbreak and the wind was blowing hard that day, she could expect to hear news about another farm needing to test dead hens five to seven days later. ...

"[In France] vaccinating and regularly testing the ducks cost $120 million after the first year, compared with the $1.6 billion the disease response cost in the outbreaks in 2021 and 2022."

"What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic" β€” ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/bird-flu-airborne-usda-pandemic

#BirdFluIsAirborne #BirdFlu #agriculture #weather #research #USA

What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic

Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.

ProPublica
Just Your Luck, You'll SurviveDec 9

"Where the wind blew, the #BirdFlu virus followed."

That's what @ProPublica discovered when they analysed the data.

...including the genetics of the #AvianFlu virus, satellite imagery, wind simulations, property records & trade notices.

They consulted with researchers whose peer-reviewed work previously found that the virus can spread on:

βœ… floating feathers

βœ… particles of dust

While the USDA clings to the idea that it's spread by wild birds & shared equipment...

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#BirdFluIsAirborne

Show threadJust Your Luck, You'll SurviveDec 9

...pushing "biosecurity protocols" that do nothing to prevent the airborne spread of #AvianFlu

Their story here by Nat Lash with maps:
https://www.propublica.org/article/bird-flu-airborne-usda-pandemic

and

Nat Lash on TikTok: "The US government is dismissing something that could start a #BirdFlu pandemic

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#BirdFluIsAirborne

What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic

Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.

ProPublica
trendlessApr 28, 2024

> I've noticed something about the way the news media covers these things. Whether it's bird flu or another unfolding disaster, they do the same thing. They design these stories now to simultaneously trigger a fear response, only to dismiss that fear and assure everyone that everything's okay "for now." They conveniently omit or downplay any proactive measure that anyone could take. So they work everyone up into a frenzy, then tell us not to worry, and then don't provide anyone with any useful framework for action, at all.

@jessicawildfire's back.

πŸ”— Worried About Bird Flu? Welcome to The Party, Pal. You're Late. https://www.okdoomer.io/worried-about-bird-flu-welcome-to-the-party-pal-youre-late

#BirdFluIsAirborne #CovidIsAirborne

Worried About Bird Flu? Welcome to The Party, Pal. You're Late.

Everyone's talking about bird flu now. It's an evolving situation. Right now, the mainstream news media is desperately trying to catch up on a story that's been happening for two years now. It would be funny if so many lives weren't at stake. The public reaction? Look at the discourse:

OK Doomer
croissantApr 28, 2024

πŸ’§ maybe don't let the voices that lied and continue to lie about COVID being "mild" convince you about, like, anything related to bird flu

#BirdFluIsComing #BirdFluIsAirborne