Dangerous Avian Flu Outbreak (birds) in U.S.

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Birds, Humans at Risk When Commonly Lost Pigeons Mingle With Infected Chickens 
(The largest Avian Flu outbreak in U.S. History)

For Immediate Release:

July 10, 2015

Contact:

David Perle 202-483-7382

Des Moines, Iowa - As a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5)
 sweeps much of the country-with close to 32 million turkeys and 
chickens killed by it on farms in Iowa alone-PETA sent a letter this 
morning to Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey calling on him to 
take preventive action by immediately suspending pigeon racing in the 
state. The races-which pit thousands of small birds against the elements
 and predators-often leave more than 60 percent of the animals lost or 
dead and could contribute to an already devastating epidemic when 
exhausted or lost birds land on contaminated farms in search of food and
 water. As the virus rapidly spreads from one farm to another, the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reports that the presence of 
free-flying birds in poultry houses is a potential mode of transmission.
 PETA points out that adding to these numbers can only exacerbate the 
problem. The U.S. Department of Agriculture believes that H5 is most 
likely to strike again in September during fall migrations. This will 
coincide with the young-bird pigeon-racing season, which has the highest
 rate of lost pigeons.

comment: Have been tracking this outbreak for many months. It has hit the American poultry industry very hard and raised the price of eggs and will effect all products using eggs and buying them from the U.S. It is time to prepare for the Fall when numbers may begin to rise again. 

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Medclinician Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Valued Member Since 2006 Joined: July 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 23322	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medclinician Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Dangerous Avian Flu Outbreak (birds) in U.S. Posted: July 11 2015 at 8:56am
	http://www.noodls.com/view/DF28208CD48C160DC2F3D58406A298468BDF4621?5907xxx1436569779 Birds, Humans at Risk When Commonly Lost Pigeons Mingle With Infected Chickens (The largest Avian Flu outbreak in U.S. History) For Immediate Release: July 10, 2015 Contact: David Perle 202-483-7382 Des Moines, Iowa - As a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5) sweeps much of the country-with close to 32 million turkeys and chickens killed by it on farms in Iowa alone-PETA sent a letter this morning to Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey calling on him to take preventive action by immediately suspending pigeon racing in the state. The races-which pit thousands of small birds against the elements and predators-often leave more than 60 percent of the animals lost or dead and could contribute to an already devastating epidemic when exhausted or lost birds land on contaminated farms in search of food and water. As the virus rapidly spreads from one farm to another, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reports that the presence of free-flying birds in poultry houses is a potential mode of transmission. PETA points out that adding to these numbers can only exacerbate the problem. The U.S. Department of Agriculture believes that H5 is most likely to strike again in September during fall migrations. This will coincide with the young-bird pigeon-racing season, which has the highest rate of lost pigeons. comment: Have been tracking this outbreak for many months. It has hit the American poultry industry very hard and raised the price of eggs and will effect all products using eggs and buying them from the U.S. It is time to prepare for the Fall when numbers may begin to rise again.
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Medclinician Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Valued Member Since 2006 Joined: July 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 23322	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medclinician Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 11 2015 at 9:02am
	http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2015/07/08/usda-grapples-largest-animal-health-emergency-history/29887527/ 1:21 p.m. EDT July 9, 2015 - why aren't we hearing about this on Fox and CNN? WASHINGTON – The chief veterinary officer of the United States laid out a dire picture Wednesday of the devastating spread of highly contagious bird flu this year through some 232 poultry facilities, forcing the killing of 7.5 million turkeys and 42 million chickens, including roughly 10 percent of the nation's egg-laying population. "Today, we are facing the largest animal health emergency in this country's history," Dr. John Clifford, deputy administrator for the USDA's animal and plant health inspection service, said in written testimony to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. "People have lost their jobs and have seen their livelihoods put in danger, and our hearts go out to them." comment: I continue to check the dates on these posts - and so far I am coming up with this is asbreaking news. Medclinician
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Medclinician Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Valued Member Since 2006 Joined: July 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 23322	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medclinician Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 11 2015 at 9:16am
	http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/07/07/senate-committee-considers-impact-of-bird-flu/29823229/ WASHINGTON — Egg and poultry groups Tuesday criticized the Agriculture Department's handling of the worst avian flu outbreak in U.S. history, with one Iowa turkey producer charging the response allowed the deadly virus to spread. At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing about the bird flu outbreak that has devastated producers in Iowa and 14 other states, Brad Moline, a third-generation turkey farmer from Manson, Iowa, told lawmakers that state and federal officials were slow to sit down with poultry groups to outline how they planned to combat the disease and what would be required of the industry. comment: This is the real news and the worst hit on our poultry industry by Avian flu in history.
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	http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/28/us-health-birdflu-iowa-idUSKCN0Q22J520150728 n">Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on Tuesday extended the state's bird flu disaster proclamation by a month until Aug. 30, keeping in place a raft of state resources for poultry farms recovering from an outbreak of the disease, country's worst-ever. Without the extension, the disaster proclamation would have expired on July 31 even though a cleanup had not yet been completed, the governor's office said in a release. More than 48 million birds, mostly chickens and turkeys, have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza or been culled to control its spread since late last year. Medclinician
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