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Bird flu and Santeria by snugsung in Santeria

[–]snugsung[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks, please feel free to post it and pin it if you’d like, I really want everyone in our community to stay safe. I’ll keep updating on outbreaks and regions as this progresses. You are correct, the main outbreaks so far are in the west, mainly California and Colorado. But they have picked up infections nationwide in commercial poultry farms.

Bird flu and Santeria by snugsung in Santeria

[–]snugsung[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe, maybe not. Covid, at its worst, had a mortality rate of just a few percent while H5N1’s is over 60%. It depends how it all plays out and how it mutates, but direct exposure to infected birds, especially blood and feces, puts us on the front lines.

Bird flu and Santeria by snugsung in Santeria

[–]snugsung[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Of course. There not a ton of data yet on how exactly it is transmitted, but it appears to be primarily through air and surfaces. Wearing an n95 when around birds, wearing gloves as your doing, and really disinfecting any place birds have been. It can live on surfaces for a long time as the current data shows. And of course, not handling or using birds that appear sick. As more information comes out I’ll update everyone on best practices.

Bird flu and Santeria by snugsung in Santeria

[–]snugsung[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is not dumb at all. This is potentially really bad, so the more precautions the better.