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Sourcehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-norway-idUSKBN28729O
Whole article--Norway makes its first discovery of highly pathogenic bird flu
By Reuters Staff
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway has detected its first case of the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of bird flu, the countrys Food Safety Authority (FSA)said in a statement on Friday.
Farm birds in southern Norway must keept indoors following the discovery of the infection in a wild short-billed goose, the FSA said.
The highly contagious and deadly form of avian influenza is spreading rapidly in Europe, putting the poultry industry on alert.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)I suppose its better to laugh than to cry, but 2020 ... seriously ... I am eagerly awaiting your passage into the annals of history.
-Laelth
irisblue
(32,950 posts)Murder hornets in the PNW
Locusts in East Africa.
We have really really pissed off Mother Earth
Laelth
(32,017 posts)This is the first I had heard of it.
Yes. Looks like Gaia is putting us in our place.
-Laelth
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Species barrier to homo sapiens.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)But, should we expect anything different from 2020.
Other than President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris, this year has been forgettable from a cultural and mortality perspective.
BannonsLiver
(16,342 posts)Until then I wont be giving it much thought. Plenty of other things to worry about in this world, not the least of which is Trumps final act.