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Swans are spinning in circles, bleeding from their nostrils, and collapsing dead amid an outbreak of avian flu in Europe
Business Insider ^ | 29 Nov 2020 | Will Martin

Posted on 11/29/2020 2:15:09 PM PST by blueplum

...Although the cases of swan deaths in Cumbria have not been directly linked to avian flu at this point, a number of dead swans in Dawlish, Devon β€” around 250 miles south of Ulverston β€” were confirmed to have contracted H5N8, the latest strain of avian flu.

Cases of the virus have been seen across Europe, with France, Germany, Belgium, Norway and others reporting instances of H5N8.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: avianflu; birdlu; norway; swans; uk
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China, the gift that keeps on giving, has been reporting the usual too-low-to-be-true numbers of avian flu outbreaks since Dec of last year.
1 posted on 11/29/2020 2:15:09 PM PST by blueplum
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H5N8 is loose??? Guess we have to close all the churches again.


2 posted on 11/29/2020 2:16:58 PM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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CDC report on variant H5N6:

“Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N6) Virus Subclade 2.3.4.4h in Swans, Xinjiang, Western China, 2020”
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-1201_article

Reuters article, Norway outbreak:

“Norway makes its first discovery of highly pathogenic bird flu”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-norway/norway-makes-its-first-discovery-of-highly-pathogenic-bird-flu-idUSKBN28729O

Daily Mail article on UK swan deaths:

“Swan deaths across Britain are linked to wave of bird flu sweeping into Britain from Europe”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8995759/Swan-deaths-Britain-linked-wave-bird-flu-sweeping-Britain-Europe.html


3 posted on 11/29/2020 2:18:36 PM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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“bleeding from their nostrils, and collapsing dead amid an outbreak of avian flu in Europe”

Sounds more like bird ebola.


4 posted on 11/29/2020 2:19:13 PM PST by dynachrome (People who get what they want are often surprised when they also get what they deserve. ~ james wood)
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To: MeganC

Swans now on mandatory lockdown. And mandatory mask wearing. 😷πŸ”ͺπŸ—


5 posted on 11/29/2020 2:27:01 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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It’s all my fault because I had 14 people at Thanksgiving dinner!


6 posted on 11/29/2020 2:29:00 PM PST by Tax-chick (Know Jesus, know peace.)
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To: rktman

What kind of dressing goes well with swan?


7 posted on 11/29/2020 2:29:23 PM PST by Bayard
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To: Tax-chick

Oh, well. I will turn you in.

lol


8 posted on 11/29/2020 2:31:54 PM PST by Karoo
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To: dynachrome

Spinning in circles?

Sounds like ballet


9 posted on 11/29/2020 2:32:06 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: Tax-chick

Was that your swan song meal?


10 posted on 11/29/2020 2:32:40 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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Are the swans Democrats? That’s just normal behavior in that case.


11 posted on 11/29/2020 2:33:28 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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It can’t be flu! There is no flu! It’s all COVID! Everything is COVID!

/foam


12 posted on 11/29/2020 2:37:03 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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Twenty three here.

Oy, what horror have we unleashed upon the world?

13 posted on 11/29/2020 2:41:14 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (And lead us not into hysteria, but deliver us from the handwashers. Amen!)
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To: a fool in paradise

Nah, I’ll go over the Governor’s maximum for Christmas, too. ;-)


14 posted on 11/29/2020 2:44:11 PM PST by Tax-chick (Know Jesus, know peace.)
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To: blueplum

Avian flu or 5G?


15 posted on 11/29/2020 2:47:13 PM PST by Mathews (It’s all gravy, baby!)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Swan-derangement, apparently. Who knew?

We could have fed twenty-three, but only by getting the extra silverware out of the camp supplies. I had Drama Queen’s new boyfriend (smarter than all previous iterations!) count up forks to make sure we had enough in the kitchen.

James took his dinner out to the patio table (it was warm out) because he didn’t want to sit at the preschool table in the little plastic chairs. Vlad managed, and he’s the same height; they’re both pushing six feet.


16 posted on 11/29/2020 2:48:42 PM PST by Tax-chick (Know Jesus, know peace.)
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To: Still Thinking

the swans are royal - all swans in England belong to the Queen unless one buys a ‘swanmark’ from the Crown

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-the-queen-owns-every-swan#:~:text=By%20default%2C%20though%2C%20the%20king%20or%20queen%20owned,open%20waters%20of%20England%20belong%20to%20the%20Queen.


17 posted on 11/29/2020 2:50:44 PM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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Has Dr. Fowlci chimed in.


18 posted on 11/29/2020 2:54:01 PM PST by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: blueplum

Trump’s fault the MSM will no doubt say.


19 posted on 11/29/2020 2:56:47 PM PST by libertylover (Remember: Deep State hated Jesus too.)
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To: blueplum

This is what a pandemic is supposed to look like.


20 posted on 11/29/2020 3:03:13 PM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Reverse Wickard v Filburn (1942) - and - ISLAM DELENDA EST)
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