...and there shall be...pestilences.. Matthew 24:7
"With reports of Ebola and bubonic plague now
competing with COVID-19 as the next potential trigger for trillions in
unrelated stimulus, bird flu has returned ....should it spread beyond Russia's borders (and become even moderately deadly in humans).
Russian authorities report that seven employees at a poultry farm in southern Russia have contracted H5N8 bird flu, however they stress that there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The cases have been described as "mild" according to Interfax - however in birds symptoms can range from "asymptomatic and sub-clinical to highly lethal in some populations."
"Today, I want to inform you about an important scientific discovery
made by scientists at the Vector scientific center," said Anna Popova,
head of Russia's consumer health watchdog. "The first cases of human infection with [avian influenza A(H5N8)] have been laboratory confirmed."
"The virus can be transmitted from birds to humans, it has overcome the interspecies barrier,"
she added. "As of today, this variant of the influenza virus is not
being transmitted from person to person. Only time will tell how quickly
future mutations will allow it to overcome this barrier."
In chickens, typical symptoms of respiratory illness include sneezing, coughing, wheezing or labored breathing and fewer eggs. H5N8 in particular has a 75% mortality rate in chickens.
"The H5N8 type influenza is regarded as pathogenic and is currently
manifesting itself in a variety of ways, from asymptomatic and
sub-clinical to highly lethal in some populations," according to the
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in a recent update." ZeroHedge