Re: The Coming Pandemic

Hi, Jill!
I do agree with most of what you've said. While I don't think the
mutation will come out of Nebraska, stranger things have happened. I
think this virus was not taken seriously soon enough and is already
much, much more widespread than originally thought. I've noted that
some of the "discoveries" were made months ago, but we are just now
hearing about them. Many more varieties of birds, not just ducks, are
testing positive for the antibodies or actually have the disease.
Somehow I get the feeling that we are still not getting the whole
story. Maybe I'm just paranoid! :))

Jill. wrote:
> I must have missed something as I have skimmed through the reports - I
> thought I understood that the birds travelling to parts of the US were not
> from any affected areas. Russia is a BIG place and only a relatively small
> area is affected. There certainly seems to be much less response about the
> wild ducks in general. If you read the reports about wild duck hunting etc
> etc all around the US there is hardly a murmur about watching the birds.
> They are all the same as every other year -- excited reports of birds coming
> in here and there and not a peep about bird flu. :~). Maybe its more a state
> by state response and these are not being picked up by the papers.

I am surprised, too, that there have not been any alerts from the Fish
& Wildlife Department. They may just be waiting, watching, and
wondering like everyone else.


>> > I am also not ready to give up family members or friends and
> > neighbors.
>
> I would never suggest it -- and have said nothing that could be construed
> that way

Sorry if I seemed to infer that you had. I didn't mean it that way. I
just meant that it will be a balancing act to protect both our birds
and our loved ones when the virus shows up in our wild bird population.
Only determination and vigilance will get the job done.

Off to do more research!

Have a beautiful day!

Kathleen
Straw Barry Fields Farm
Beefalo
Kentucky, USA

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