However, another virus that has Europe and Asia in a tight grip and is reportedly jumping from birds to humans is bird flu.
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) at a pig farm on China's Hainan island. A major outbreak of the virus in 2018 saw pork prices pushed up as output fell. On Tuesday, the OIE issued a notification saying that ASF, which is harmless to humans but deadly to pigs, had been reported at a pig farm in China. The farm is located on Hainan, an island just south of mainland China.
A 2021 Chinese study estimated that the 2018-2019 outbreak contributed to a total economic loss of more than 1% of China's gross domestic product in 2019. The outbreak led to the deaths and culling of hundreds of millions of pigs and a huge rise in the price of pork - China's most-eaten meat.
China has reported 21 human infections with the H5N6 subtype of avian influenza in 2021 to the World Health Organization (WHO), compared with only five last year, it said. Though the numbers are much lower than the hundreds infected with H7N9 in 2017, the infections are serious, leaving many critically ill, and at least six dead." The increase in human cases in China this year is of concern. It's a virus that causes high mortality," said Thijs Kuiken, professor of comparative pathology at Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam.
Let's talk about our healthy diets, even some of that organic fish loved by millions called salmon. But first, I would encourage you to grab Killer algae bloom shake, yum! Do not worry about gaining weight from gulping too much of it. Unofficially, it is called the "very fast death factor shake." Yep, it has been said that the CIA at least at one time used it in suicide pills so that their agents could off-themselves if needed when captured by the enemy. And ladies, why not pick up some of those pills yourself? After all, when he dies in his sleep it will be ruled “Death by Covid!” There is a super deal on these shakes right now in Florida, but you can get them in many coastal places. Now do not be disappointed, they only come in the color RED.
But do not lose heart! You can grab one even on a remote trail in Sierra National Forest. Yep, just hike the Devil's Gulch Trail.
Ok, here we go, most of this stuff is way over my head: The Covid virus consists of spike proteins. Inside these spike, proteins is something called SP8, which was also found in the Sars virus and had a "positive" immunological function. It now turns out that the SP8 epitope found in the Covid spike protein does indeed have a "positive" immunological function just as the Sars virus. It has a name too, (VLNDILSRL) and is located at positions, 958-966, which means nothing to me but I have added the info anyway. So according to Jerry, the Sars spike glycoprotein is fully present in the Covid spike glycoprotein sequence too.
What does the 8 stand for in SP8 found inside the spike protein? According to the experts, the 8 stands for Amino Acids, which make peptides that make protein. Now, this is where the video becomes very interesting. Peptides are being studied to target the virus in the US and Europe. These "peptides" are, "Losartan," Solnatide, Avipdadil, and something else called Dipeptidase.
According to a report by ABC, the second wave of African swine fever (ASF) is estimated to have killed almost 10 million pigs in China since the start of the year, detailing the country's plans to rebuild its national herd. New variants of the pig-killing disease African swine fever have emerged in Asia. Hundreds of millions of pigs were killed by the disease in the last couple of years, in China, Asia and Europe reducing the world's stock by more than 40%. The first reported outbreak of the disease was in August 2018 and within a year it had spread to multiple countries.
HELSINKI, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The first-ever cases of the easily transmittable bird flu type H5N8 have been detected in Finland, the Finnish Food Authority confirmed on Friday to national broadcaster Yle.
A "highly pathogenic strain" of the bird flu virus is currently in circulation according to the Department of Agriculture. The department was responding to reports of significant numbers of dead birds discovered around the State including dozens of seagulls observed on Sandymount Strand in recent days. The strain AI H5N8, has been detected in 18 wild bird species across eight counties - Limerick, Monaghan, Wicklow, Mayo, Cork, Wexford, Louth and Kildare.
5 Dec 2021
According to reporting from the Anadolu Agency, animal health authorities in Denmark detected the bird flu outbreak on 1 January as part of the country's farm surveillance efforts. Around 9,000 birds will be culled to prevent the spread of the virus. Animal health authorities are asking poultry farmers and bird keepers to adhere to strict biosecurity measures and to prevent contact between domestic birds and wild birds.
Avian influenza has been spreading through Europe and Asia in recent weeks, causing millions of birds to be culled. Researchers believe that the current outbreak originated in wild birds, and is being spread to captive birds as the wild birds migrate for the winter season
5 Dec 2021
In Kerala, the H5N8 strain of Avian Influenza has been confirmed in parts of Alappuzha and Kottayam. Of the eight samples sent to a Bhopal-based laboratory, influenza - commonly known as Bird Flu - has been detected in five. "According to the established guidelines, birds in 1 km radius of the affected areas will be culled to contain the spread," Minister K Raju told the media. Around 12,000 ducks have died in the last few days, while according to the minister, another 36,000 are likely to be culled. "The decision on compensation to farmers is to be finalised after discussions with the Chief Minister," he added.
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, India has reported the emergence of more bird flu since last week.
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