Strange Sounds Feb 4, 2020
New Outbreak of Dangerous H5N1 Avian Flu in Coronavirus-Stricken China Prompts Culling of 20,000 Chicken in Hunan Province, South of Wuhan
Meanwhile, China is also being attacked by the deadly H5N1 bird flu. Yes, another sickness has broken out in the country, prompting officials to cull 20,000 chickens in China’s central Hunan province, which is bordered to the north by Hubei province, whose capital city Wuhan is the epicenter of the current coronavirus epidemic.The outbreak took place at a farm near Shaoyang city. 4,500 of the farm’s 7,850 chickens have died from the illness, and local authorities have culled nearly 20,000 birds to contain its spread.
What is H5N1?H5N1 is an avian flu virus that causes severe respiratory disease in birds, and is contagious to humans.
No human victims have yet been reported, although the WHO indicates that more than 350 people have died from the virus since it first spread to humans in Hong Kong in the late 1990s.
H5N1 is a far deadlier virus to those who contract it. Nearly 60% of H5N1 patients die after contracting the sickness, compared to 2% of Wuhan coronavirus (2019 nCoV) patients according to the latest official numbers thus far.More:
https://strangesounds.org/2020/02/avian-flu-outbreak-china-coronavirus-epidemic.html
