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From October to December, four outbreaks were also reported in China, resulting in the culling of over 170,000 birds. [7] In December, H5N6 avian influenza was reported in bird droppings in Hong Kong. [8] In December, South Korea raised its bird flu alert to highest level for the first time. [9]
Bird fancier's lung (BFL), also known as bird breeder's lung, is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. It can cause shortness of breath , fever , dry cough , chest pain , anorexia and weight loss , fatigue , and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (the most serious complication).
It could have been introduced by wild bird droppings, animal infection, and discarded and contaminated animal products. A chart shows wastewater levels of H5 bird flu in Los Angeles County.
[1] [2] Common antigens include molds, bacteria, bird droppings, bird feathers, agricultural dusts, bioaerosols and chemicals from paints or plastics. [3] People affected by this type of lung inflammation ( pneumonitis ) are commonly exposed to the antigens by their occupations, hobbies, the environment and animals.
Samples collected from bird droppings in Central Park are examined for pathogens like bird flu and avian paramyxovirus - a virus that only affects poultry, and researchers recently detected avian ...
The virus - which affects poultry and wild birds - has been around for a century, usually flaring up in autumn and fading away in spring and summer. It spreads through birds' droppings and saliva ...
Infection is usually by the droppings of another infected bird, though it can also be transmitted by feathers and eggs, [12] and is typically either inhaled or ingested. [11] C. psittaci strains in birds infect mucosal epithelial cells and macrophages of the respiratory tract. Septicaemia eventually develops and the bacteria become localized in ...
A new wild bird version, which has emerged only recently, is known as D1.1 or D1.2. Genetic sequencing of the H5 virus found in Los Angeles County wastewater has not been conducted.