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France reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu among red foxes northeast of Paris, the Word Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, as a spread of the virus to mammals is raising concern globally.
After three foxes were found dead in a nature reserve near where gulls had died, one of the foxes was collected and tested, it said in a report, citing French authorities.
The strain detected was H5N1, like the one that has been spreading around the world in the past year, killing more than 200 million birds.
The World Health Organization last month described the bird flu situation as "worrying" due to the recent rise in cases in birds and mammals and that it was reviewing its global risk assessment in light of recent developments including cases of human transmission in Cambodia.
Current U.S. Bird Flu Situation in Humans
Sporadic highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infections in mammals have been reported in the United States, Canada, and other countries, but the risk to the general public from these viruses remains low.
The first case of an avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in a person in the United States was reported on April 28, 2022. More information about this case is available. Only four human infections with low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI)*A(H7N2) viruses resulting in mild-to-moderate illness have ever been identified in the United States.
The Current Risk to the General Public is Low
The detections of H5 viruses in wild birds, poultry, some mammals, and in one person in the United States do not change the risk to the general public’s health, which CDC considers to be low. However, outbreaks in domestic commercial and backyard poultry flocks, in addition to infections in wild birds and some mammals, might place some groups of people, who may have job-related or recreational exposures to birds, at higher risk of infection.
People with job-related or recreational exposures to birds or infected mammals should take appropriate precautions to protect against bird flu.
Right now, the H5N1 bird flu situation remains primarily an animal health issue. However, CDC is watching this situation closely and taking routine preparedness and prevention measures in case this virus changes to pose a greater human health risk.
No known human-to-human spread has occurred with the A(H5N1) virus that is currently circulating in birds in the United States and globally.
Signals that could raise the public health risk might include multiple reports of H5N1 virus infections in people from exposure to birds, or identification of spread from one infected person to a close contact.
Sporadic human cases of H5N1 reported with H5N1 viruses circulating in birds since 2021 have occurred following exposure to infected poultry. During past H5N1 bird flu virus outbreaks that have occurred in poultry globally, human infections were rare.
Globally since 2003, countries have reported rare, sporadic human infections with H5N1 bird flu viruses to the World Health Organization (WHO). Monthly case counts are available on the WHO website.
The spread of bird flu viruses from one infected person to a close contact has occurred rarely in other countries in the past, and when it has happened, it has been limited and not sustained, and did not spread beyond close contacts.
More Information about this H5N1 Bird Flu Virus USDA has publicly posted the genetic sequences of several of recently detected H5N1 bird flu viruses found in U.S. wild birds and poultry. The viruses are from clade 2.3.4.4b,** which is the most common H5N1 bird flu virus worldwide at this time. Comparing information about these newer viruses to previously circulating H5N1 bird flu viruses helps inform the human health risk assessment.
CDC has been comparing the properties of current H5N1 bird flu viruses to past H5N1 bird flu viruses and has found that current H5N1 bird flu viruses detected in the U.S. during late 2021 and 2022 are different from earlier H5N1 bird flu viruses.
So far, current H5N1 bird flu viruses lack changes seen in the past that have been associated with viruses spreading easily among poultry, infecting people more easily, and causing severe illness in people.
Since December 2021, fewer than 10 human cases of H5N1 have been reported globally. Illness in humans from all bird flu virus infections has ranged in severity from no symptoms or mild illness to severe disease that resulted in death. Total case counts for all human infections with H5N1 viruses reported since 1997 are available.
These cases do not change the human risk assessment to the general public, which CDC considers to be low.
originally posted by: nugget1
I have to wonder how effectively they'll be able to ramp the fear up this time. 42% of deer tested positive for Covid 19; cats, dogs, etc. were testing positive and the result was higher vaccination rates.
Just think of where we could be right now without the fear factor directing our path 'forward'.
originally posted by: putnam6
a reply to: infolurker
Respectfully
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some are now saying COVID was a deliberate overreaction, so the next pandemic even fewer will get vaccinated leading to many more deaths
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worldwide production of eggs
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Per Capita consumption
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The demand of eggs has grown in the United States over the last number of years. In 2022, consumption of eggs in the United States was estimated at 277.5 per person. This figure was projected to reach 288.6 eggs per capita by 2023. Per capita consumption is a measure of total egg production, minus exports, divided by the total U.S. population.
Global egg production from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)*
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1 tonne = 1,000 kg = 1,000,000g
It depends upon the size of the eggs used (and where you are):
In UK:
Eggs comes in 4 sizes (now): small (73g). A reasonable guestimate for average size would be:
small 48g → a dozen weighs 12 x 48g = 576g → 1 tonne = 1,000,000 ÷ 576 = 17361/9 ≈ 1736.1 dozen
medium 58g → a dozen weighs 12 x 58g = 696g → 1 tonne = 1,000,000 ÷ 696 = 143668/87 ≈ 1436.8 dozen
large 68g → a dozen weighs 12 x 68g = 816g → 1 tonne = 1,000,000 ÷ 816 = 122525/51 ≈ 1225.5 dozen
very large 78g → a dozen weighs 12 x 78g = 936g → 1 tonne = 1,000,000 ÷ 936 = 106844/117 ≈ 1086.4 dozen
Meaning there will be between approx 1086 and 1736 dozens of eggs per tonne.
In USA
Eggs comes in 6 sizes of average weight:
peewee 35g → a dozen weigh 12 x 35g = 420g → 1 tonne = 1000000 ÷ 420 = 238020/21 ≈ 2381 dozen
small 43g → a dozen weigh 12 x 43g = 516g → 1 tonne = 1000000 ÷ 516 = 1937127/129 ≈ 1938 dozen
medium 50g → a dozen weigh 12 x 50g = 600g → 1 tonne = 1000000 ÷ 600 = 16662/3 ≈ 1666.7 dozen
large 57g → a dozen weigh 12 x 57g = 684g → 1 tonne = 1000000 ÷ 684 = 1461169/171 ≈ 1462 dozen
extra large 64g → a dozen weigh 12 x 64g = 768g → 1 tonne = 1000000 ÷ 768 = 13021/12 ≈ 1302.1 dozen
jumbo 71g → a dozen weigh 12 x 71g = 852g → 1 tonne = 1000000 ÷ 852 = 1173151/213 ≈ 1173.7 dozen
Meaning there are between approx 1174 and 2381 dozen eggs in a tonne.