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 Other Pandemic: Avian Flu Is Spreading Around the Globe

Mass cullings and lockdowns for farmed birds treat the symptoms and not the cause of avian flu.

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
The Hindu Explains | How serious is the bird flu outbreak in India, and how can it be contained?

Does bird flu pose a threat to human beings? Why does bird flu recur? Did the major outbreaks not help form strategies?

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 flu—or bird flu—is a viral infection transmitted between birds and, in some cases, from birds to humans.

Wild birds are the natural hosts for most #BirdFlu subtypes but—unlike farmed birds—they rarely get sick from the infection. @IndianExpress 3/12 https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/bird-flu-virus-strains-7153238/
Explained: Why bird flu virus has so many strains and what it means for humans

Here's a look at the nature of the influenza A virus, which causes the bird flu as well as human flu pandemics, and why it has so many variants.

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/bird-flu-virus-strains-7153238/
“Wild birds are often seen as evil vectors, but they are victims of a virus which originally spread from #poultry,” 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
Bird flu fears grow after spate of mysterious UK swan deaths

Virus causing ‘high levels of mortality’ in birds, with risk to chickens and other poultry

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/
Factory Farms Are the Perfect Breeding Grounds for Zoonotic Diseases

Factory farms are filthy and unnatural, housing tens of thousands of animals at a time. These conditions increase the spread of zoonotic diseases from animals to human beings.

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
Two billion and rising: the global trade in live animals in eight charts

The world’s seas and roads are awash with farm animals, with almost two billion pigs, cattle, sheep and chickens trucked or shipped as exports in 2017

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/
Live Markets Aren’t Just China’s Problem

Many Americans are quick to blame the pandemic on China’s eating habits while ignoring the issues with their own food system.

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/
To Avoid the Next Pandemic, We Need to Stop Factory Farming

Industrial animal agriculture is exacerbating the risks of zoonotic diseases. Are elected officials ready to dismantle the system that got us into this mess?

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 A Virus Infections in Humans

Know the signs and symptoms of avian influenza in humans, and learn how to prevent the spread of bird flu viruses between animals and people.

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/
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/
Cook Vegan at Home to Protest What Got Us Here

Cooking vegan during the coronavirus pandemic is a way to protest the profit- and animal exploitation-driven systems that got us here.

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.

Help us report the truth about animal agriculture in its entirety by donating or joining our membership program today. 12/12 👇 https://sentientmedia.org/donate 
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