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To: ProtectOurFreedom

How come it doesn’t affect the birds in the air only chickens?


7 posted on 02/06/2025 5:48:28 PM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: RoseofTexas

How come West Nile Virus affects only Corvids ( jays, crows, ravens) ? Viruses require a specific host. They reproduce by hijacking a specific type of cell.


10 posted on 02/06/2025 5:53:21 PM PST by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: RoseofTexas
It does..."H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation (CDC). H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers."

Maybe we don't observe it in wild birds because the windmills are killing so many.

14 posted on 02/06/2025 6:30:28 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (They were the FA-est of times, they were the FO-est of times.)
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To: RoseofTexas

Dead birds in the wild get scavenged and are seldom observed or tested unless it’s a large colony die off.


18 posted on 02/06/2025 6:52:29 PM PST by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: RoseofTexas

Why does this only appear in blue states?


20 posted on 02/07/2025 8:22:56 AM PST by GMoney (A wrecking ball is needed.)
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