A bird flu outbreak has been seen
And mink farms are back in the scene
But more surveillance
Must be done with urgency
To keep us safe and the birds serene

#birdflu #minkfarms #surveillance #outbreak #limerick #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/health/avian-flu-mink-h5n1.html

Fur farming is banned in Ireland - but are there mink farms in Northern Ireland? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/08/next-pandemic-bird-flu-mink-farms-transmission #HowToKillMillions #BirdFlu #MinkFarms

"If you wanted to kill as many people as possible, deniably and with no criminal consequences, what would you do? You’d do well to start with a bird flu"...

Excellent from George Monbiot on the real danger we face from the deadly #H5N1 variant infecting intensively farmed mink, an ideal 'mixer' species for onward human transmission.

#MinkFarms #BirdFlu #IntensiveFarming #Pandemic #Farming

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/08/next-pandemic-bird-flu-mink-farms-transmission