Avian Bird Flu Update June 2015, stats on bird losses and what researchers are working on, by Anthony Pierpont

1. Avian Bird Flu
June 2015

2. It has been currently reported that more than 9
million birds have died from the flu or have been
euthanized to prevent further spread in Minnesota.

3. The flu is very deadly to birds and can kill thousands in
only a few days..

4. Nearly 5 million bird deaths were turkeys and over 4
million were chickens.

5. The European Union and most of Central America
have banned the import of poultry from Minnesota.
So far no humans have shown illness from contact
with the birds infected with the virus. Some farmers
have already begun restocking their farms.

6. Researchers are still looking into wild birds that may
be transmitting the virus as they will start migrating
again in the fall.

7. by: Anthony Pierpont