RE: james28 Dec 2021 10:52
H5N1 - nasty bird flu outbreak in Israel:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-bird-flu-outbreak-could-be-2022s-deadly-global-pandemic?ref=home?ref=home
"So far, at least 5,400 wild cranes have died infected with the new H5N1 avian flu, which Israeli authorities fear could expand into a global emergency.
Of the 30,000 Eurasian cranes passing this winter at the Hula Nature Reserve, 17 percent are dead, and scientists fear the worst for their surviving brethren, at least 10,000 of which appear to be ailing. The infection of the cranes is the same strain of avian flu which infected chicken coops throughout northern Israel, and led to the cull in recent days of nearly 1 million birds."
"Over half a billion migrating birds pass through the area every year, heading for warm African winters or balmy European summers, making this a catastrophic location for a major bird flu outbreak—right at the nexus of global avian travel."
Potentially a BIG problem