Re: Two more farms?

Old Codger wrote:
This evening's Channel 4 news reported, as just received, that two
more Norfolk Farms had avian flue of the same strain. I have no more
information so suggest this is treated with caution until confirmed
by other reports.

bother
but not entirely unexpected

This is not a profound infection - its going to be harder to spot. This is
NOT the sort of strain one whats to see in an area like this with so many
units of different kinds.
There will be some cause for a local lockdown if there are others found
It gives a little more weight to the wild birds as a carrier unless its feed
Being such a low grade infection it could easily be carried in wild birds
without creating too great a burden.
Malcolm's oppos are probably going to have a busy week in front of them - at
least I hope so.


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