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return2ozma@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Alpacas test positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time

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Alpacas test positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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Alpacas test positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time | CNN
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, sometimes called bird flu, has been confirmed in alpacas for the first time, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
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    The animals that tested positive were on a farm in Idaho where poultry had tested positive for the virus and were culled in May. The alpacas tested positive May 16, the USDA said in a news release.

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    Noooo not the alpacas!! They deserve better.

    For real tho I’m not looking forward to pandemic 2.0.

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    Finally, that guy who has been testing alpacas for bird flu can now rest.

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    Sounds like it’s time to get out of dodge.

    Alpaca my bags.

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