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China Now Hit With Bird Flu Outbreak

KingstonsMom — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 16:22:50 GMT

China has reportedly seen an outbreak of a 'highly pathogenic' strain of H5N1 bird flu which has already killed 4,500 chickens.

The outbreak was initially reported at a farm in Shaoyang city in the southern province of Hunan, south of the epicentre of the Coronavirus in Wuhan.

According to the Reuters report, Chinese authorities have already culled 17,828 poultry in the wake of the outbreak.

The farm has now been sealed off and sterilised.

The bird flu has been classed as highly pathogenic because of the number of birds which have died from the disease.

According to the NHS, the H5N1 strain of the virus has 'caused concern' in recent years.

Although the disease doesn't easily infect humans and it is hard to spread it from human to human, several people have been infected around the world and died.

When people do become infected by the disease, the rate of mortality is about 60 per cent, according to the World Health Organisation.

People can become infected by coming into close contact with infected live or dead birds, or H5N1-contaminated environments.

Shaoyang is about 302 miles from the central city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak began late last month.

Re: China Now Hit With Bird Flu Outbreak

dex — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 16:25:08 GMT

You have to feel sorry for the Chinese at this time...what else could they have to endure?

Re: China Now Hit With Bird Flu Outbreak

KingstonsMom — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 16:34:18 GMT

@dex

The pictures out of China are really sad to me, the majority of residents have no access to even face masks and are fashioning them out of clear plastic bags over their heads, big water bottles with the bottoms cut out to fit over their heads, bras and even grapefruit rinds, to use over their mouth and nose.

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 16:35:19 GMT

It is their fault they allow such filthy conditions in their food chain.... to have NO controls or laws governing cleanliness.... it is a disgrace how they allow it to get so bad. I do not feel sorry for them at all.... I feel angry the rest of the world needs to worry and suffer because of THEM. Shame on them.

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QueenDanceALot — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:01:26 GMT

@SeaMaiden

@SeaMaiden wrote:
It is their fault they allow such filthy conditions in their food chain.... to have NO controls or laws governing cleanliness.... it is a disgrace how they allow it to get so bad. I do not feel sorry for them at all.... I feel angry the rest of the world needs to worry and suffer because of THEM. Shame on them.
Wow, so you sit in your nice home in the United States of America (for the people, by the people) and rag on people who live in an authoritarian state.
The height of hubris.

Re: China Now Hit With Bird Flu Outbreak

QueenDanceALot — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:13:51 GMT

Personally, I think our society is in danger from a lot more than the consumption of chickens.

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Still Raining — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:18:51 GMT

Help me out here. Is the downfall of society caused by eating meat or is an authoritarian state the cause of bird flu?

Inquiring minds want to know. 😂

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:22:06 GMT

@QueenDanceALot wrote:
@SeaMaiden

@SeaMaiden wrote:
It is their fault they allow such filthy conditions in their food chain.... to have NO controls or laws governing cleanliness.... it is a disgrace how they allow it to get so bad. I do not feel sorry for them at all.... I feel angry the rest of the world needs to worry and suffer because of THEM. Shame on them.
Wow, so you sit in your nice home in the United States of America (for the people, by the people) and rag on people who live in an authoritarian state.
The height of hubris.

THEY NEED A WAKE UP CALL... hope this is it...

Re: China Now Hit With Bird Flu Outbreak

QueenDanceALot — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:25:51 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@QueenDanceALot wrote:
@SeaMaiden

@SeaMaiden wrote:
It is their fault they allow such filthy conditions in their food chain.... to have NO controls or laws governing cleanliness.... it is a disgrace how they allow it to get so bad. I do not feel sorry for them at all.... I feel angry the rest of the world needs to worry and suffer because of THEM. Shame on them.
Wow, so you sit in your nice home in the United States of America (for the people, by the people) and rag on people who live in an authoritarian state.
The height of hubris.

THEY NEED A WAKE UP CALL... hope this is it...

@SeaMaiden

THEY need a wake up call?

I have to go sit on my paws now.

Re: China Now Hit With Bird Flu Outbreak

depglass — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:29:12 GMT

I blame the Chinese government, not the Chinese people.

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jubilant — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:32:01 GMT

I can't imagine how concerned the people in China are for their children and loved ones. Sometimes I wonder how much their government cares about them? If we are running scared, just think how they must be feeling. God help them. This is one of those days, I'm thankful I was born in the USA. We have our share of troubles for sure but we have surely been blessed.

Re: China Now Hit With Bird Flu Outbreak

Sushismom — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:36:15 GMT

While I do, for the most part, feel sorry for the Chinese, the truth is they also keep the animals for consumption under very loose and dirty conditions. Look on youtube to see how they treat these poor, poor animals. It's really disgusting.

It's no wonder that so many viruses are coming out of this country.

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cowboy sam — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:40:13 GMT

I am wondering...what they they do with the destroyed birds???

Like can they bury them or burn them???

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KingstonsMom — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 18:06:27 GMT

Either way, it's a morbid thought.

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cowboy sam — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 18:20:18 GMT

@KingstonsMom

I know that....but they must have to do something to them after they are destroyed as reported.

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ValuSkr — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 18:23:28 GMT

Sad. They can't catch a break, can they? Though I agree with the thought they need to enforce higher food safety standards.

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KingstonsMom — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 18:33:54 GMT

@cowboy sam wrote:
@KingstonsMom

I know that....but they must have to do something to them after they are destroyed as reported.

@cowboy sam

I was agreeing with you, it's a morbid thought but a necessary one, wondering how their unfortunate remains are dealt with.

With no evidence to back it up, my guess is that burning may be the most effective way of killing the virus they have.

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QueenDanceALot — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 19:01:06 GMT

@Still Raining wrote:
Help me out here. Is the downfall of society caused by eating meat or is an authoritarian state the cause of bird flu?

Inquiring minds want to know. 😂

@Still Raining

OR, is the hokey pokey REALLY what it's all about?

Re: China Now Hit With Bird Flu Outbreak

hennypenny — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 19:31:40 GMT

Authoritarian states are terrifying no matter where they are.

Re: China Now Hit With Bird Flu Outbreak

KingstonsMom — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 19:35:34 GMT

@QueenDanceALot wrote:
@Still Raining wrote:
Help me out here. Is the downfall of society caused by eating meat or is an authoritarian state the cause of bird flu?

Inquiring minds want to know. 😂
@Still Raining

OR, is the hokey pokey REALLY what it's all about?

@QueenDanceALot

OR , do you REALLY know the muffin man?