It is amazing no one is talking about this more. Avian Flu - the disease that inspired the birth of AFT is spreading like wildfire.
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December 27, 2016
In quickly evolving developments over the past few days, Greece
announced its first highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza detection,
with the virus also suspected in a spate of outbreaks in Bulgaria. Meanwhile,
H5N6 and H7N9 activity sparked actions to curb the viruses in different
parts of China, while outbreaks in Japan and South Korea continue to
take a toll and several countries in Europe, India, and Israel continue
to battle more outbreaks from H5N8 as well as other strains. European developments span 8 countriesIn
Greece, tests on a mute swan found on Dec 14 in a natural park near the
Evros River delta in the eastern part of the country died of H5N8 avian
flu, according to a report to the World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE).
Asia update: China, Japan, South Korea, TaiwanRecent human
H7N9 cases in neighboring areas of China prompted health officials in
Suzhou, one of Jiangsu province's biggest cities, to suspend the sale of
live poultry, Reuters reported on Dec 25, citing the official People's
Daily news Web site. The city of Shanghai recently reported an
H7N9 infection in a man who had traveled from Jiangsu province,
according to the report, which also noted that authorities in Anhui and
Fujian provinces have shuttered some live markets. comment: to the tune of All Along the Watchtower - two riders were approaching and the wind began to howl - is everyone asleep? Medclinician
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