Re: more bird flu

From: Jill. (news_at_REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk)
Date: 03/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:31:25 -0000

April wrote:
> Im in the Uk so I hope it dont come here and leaves my chicks alone.

Sorry :~))
The folks in Holland and surrounding areas have been hit almost annually --
its not good. There are strains endemic in certain wild duck populations it
seems. As they migrate they move the bug with them. Italy is another place
particularly affected I believe.
So far it seems that the ducks that come to the UK are not so affected but
with the rise in back garden poultry keeping and the proximity of parts of
the continent and more violent weather patterns there has to be a genuine
concern. However these are the less virulent strains in comparison to the
H5N1.

That is why it is good to get post mortems done on birds who die
unexpectedly. From what I understand it is common for backyard birds not to
show much in the way of symptoms. Some can contract it and recover becoming
another carrier. It tends to become most obvious once it gets into a
commercial unit -- where an increase in death rates or illness is more
noticable.

Its also why importing birds from the continent is potentially so dangerous.
If birds can recover from an infection and become carriers its hard to know
they had it. There are various other diseases we have not been hit with -
like Newcastles -- which rumbles around the continent at times. 

--
regards
Jill Bowis
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