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As we continue to battle #COVID19, birds worldwide are catching #BirdFlu.
The outbreak of avian flu is an example of how intensive #farming enables zoonotic diseases to spread among animals and humans on a global scale. @HamlettClaire 1/12
https://sentientmedia.org/the-other-pandemic-avian-flu-is-spreading-around-the-globe/
The outbreak of avian flu is an example of how intensive #farming enables zoonotic diseases to spread among animals and humans on a global scale. @HamlettClaire 1/12
https://sentientmedia.org/the-other-pandemic-avian-flu-is-spreading-around-the-globe/
In 2020, @OIEAnimalHealth identified #BirdFlu outbreaks in 20+ countries, including Israel, Iran, Japan, Russia & the UK, leading to a loss of over 4.8 million birds.
In January, avian influenza started spreading across #India. @ganant @the_hindu 2/12 https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/the-hindu-explains-how-serious-is-the-bird-flu-outbreak-in-india-and-how-can-it-be-contained/article33539206.ece
In January, avian influenza started spreading across #India. @ganant @the_hindu 2/12 https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/the-hindu-explains-how-serious-is-the-bird-flu-outbreak-in-india-and-how-can-it-be-contained/article33539206.ece
Avian fluâor bird fluâis a viral infection transmitted between birds and, in some cases, from birds to humans.
Wild birds are the natural hosts for most #BirdFlu subtypes butâunlike farmed birdsâthey rarely get sick from the infection. @IndianExpress 3/12 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/bird-flu-virus-strains-7153238/
Wild birds are the natural hosts for most #BirdFlu subtypes butâunlike farmed birdsâthey rarely get sick from the infection. @IndianExpress 3/12 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/bird-flu-virus-strains-7153238/
âWild birds are often seen as evil vectors, but they are victims of a virus which originally spread from #poultry,â says Dr. Ruth Cromie of @WWTworldwide.
Via @patrick_barkham & @guardian 4/12 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/27/bird-flu-fears-grow-after-spate-of-mysterious-uk-swan-deaths
Via @patrick_barkham & @guardian 4/12 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/27/bird-flu-fears-grow-after-spate-of-mysterious-uk-swan-deaths
Farmed #birds are more vulnerable to disease due to their compromised immune systems.
Confining thousands of #chickens, ducks, turkeys & other farmed birds in poorly lit barns has created ideal conditions for #BirdFlu to mutate & spread. 5/12 https://sentientmedia.org/zoonotic-diseases/
Confining thousands of #chickens, ducks, turkeys & other farmed birds in poorly lit barns has created ideal conditions for #BirdFlu to mutate & spread. 5/12 https://sentientmedia.org/zoonotic-diseases/
Avian flu can spread through live #animal transport as well as the movement of contaminated equipment, materials, and waste products.
According to @UN, almost 2 billion live chickens were transported around the world in 2017. @tom_levitt @guardian 6/12 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/20/two-billion-and-rising-the-global-trade-in-live-animals-in-eight-charts
According to @UN, almost 2 billion live chickens were transported around the world in 2017. @tom_levitt @guardian 6/12 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/20/two-billion-and-rising-the-global-trade-in-live-animals-in-eight-charts
Animal agriculture is globally connected.
According to an @nyagandmarkets inspection conducted in 2018, one of the chickens in a Bronx live market called One-Stop Live Market tested positive for #H2N2, a subtype of avian influenza. @vanessasolspeak 7/12 https://sentientmedia.org/live-markets-arent-just-chinas-problem/
According to an @nyagandmarkets inspection conducted in 2018, one of the chickens in a Bronx live market called One-Stop Live Market tested positive for #H2N2, a subtype of avian influenza. @vanessasolspeak 7/12 https://sentientmedia.org/live-markets-arent-just-chinas-problem/
The #BirdFlu subtypes currently spreading are #H5N8 and #H5N1.
While only around 800 people have contracted H5N1 since 2003, H5N1 has a mortality rate of 60% which means that three out of five people who contract the virus die. @DrAyshaAkhtar 8/12 https://sentientmedia.org/to-avoid-the-next-pandemic-we-need-to-stop-factory-farming/
While only around 800 people have contracted H5N1 since 2003, H5N1 has a mortality rate of 60% which means that three out of five people who contract the virus die. @DrAyshaAkhtar 8/12 https://sentientmedia.org/to-avoid-the-next-pandemic-we-need-to-stop-factory-farming/
According to @CDCgov, most human infections from #BirdFlu viruses happen through close contact with infected farmed birds.
Avian influenza does not spread effectively between humans yet, however, it could gain this ability in the future. 9/12 https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-in-humans.htm
Avian influenza does not spread effectively between humans yet, however, it could gain this ability in the future. 9/12 https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-in-humans.htm
The group facing the highest risks of contracting #BirdFlu are poultry workers.
Dust in factory farms often includes spores, viruses & bacteria. Poultry workers wear the same #FFP2 & N95 masks some countries have made mandatory to combat #COVID19. 10/12
https://sentientmedia.org/factory-farming-depends-on-scarce-medical-supplies/
Dust in factory farms often includes spores, viruses & bacteria. Poultry workers wear the same #FFP2 & N95 masks some countries have made mandatory to combat #COVID19. 10/12
https://sentientmedia.org/factory-farming-depends-on-scarce-medical-supplies/
Intensive animal farming creates & maintains the conditions that cause pandemics like the current #COVID19 and #BirdFlu outbreaks.
Alyson Fortowsky explores #PlantBased cooking as a way of protesting against profit- and exploitation-driven systems. 11/12 https://sentientmedia.org/cook-vegan-at-home-to-protest-what-got-us-here/
Alyson Fortowsky explores #PlantBased cooking as a way of protesting against profit- and exploitation-driven systems. 11/12 https://sentientmedia.org/cook-vegan-at-home-to-protest-what-got-us-here/
Many people are unaware of the #pandemic risks attached to modern #poultry farming and other types of animal farming.
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