Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued an emergency disaster declaration in his state over an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu in northeastern Weld County as officials recently reported that 1.8 million chickens were impacted by the virus.
The governor “verbally” declared a disaster after “an avian flu outbreak in a commercial poultry facility in Weld County,” according to a statement from his office issued on July 8. Mr. Polis’s office did not name the facility that was impacted by the outbreak.
The declaration means that Colorado can use its emergency powers to “take all necessary and appropriate state actions to assist with response, recovery, and mitigation efforts.”
In an update issued on July 8, the Colorado Department of Agriculture confirmed that 1.78 million chickens were impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza.
“Right now, the most important thing to know is that people who have regular exposure to infected animals are at increased risk of infection and should take precautions when they have contact with sick animals,” she said.
People were advised not to touch sick or dead animals. If necessary, people should wear protective gear such as eye protection, gloves, and an N95 respirator mask.
The H5N1 virus associated with the cases also impacted about two dozen commercial dairy herds in Colorado over the past month or so, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Colorado had no avian influenza cases throughout 2023, but in 2022, eight commercial poultry flocks were impacted by the virus, according to federal data.
Amazing that it only seems to affect birds that are part of the food supply.
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DeleteRight before an Election the drum beats for fear, nefarious new animal to human jumping virus, shots, etc., and this gains momentum, right? Smell evil intentions, it stinks, IMO! Pray God protects those this evil targets, pray enemies don't win, but get gathered up, dealt with quickly!!
ReplyDeleteIt seems to only affect cows, chickens and humans. Probably will affect fish, vegetables, fruit before too long. Will affect any and all foods that can be home grown or any food item that Gates and company doesn’t hold a patent on or contain MRNA.
ReplyDeleteThey seem to be covering the wild meat with a supposed tick virus that if infected makes the individual hate the taste of meat. Clown world. Believe it or not there will be those that fall for the psyop again.
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