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There is an outbreak of bird flu at five fur farms in Finland. According to the Finnish Food Authority it concerns the H5N1 virus that has already led to the necessary slaughter of wild birds. The virus has also been found twice in wild foxes in Finland.
The Food Authority assumes that the virus originates from wild birds. Employees of fur farms are advised to take protective measures. The Finnish authorities continue to monitor the situation keep an eye onthey promise.
Fur farms have often been at the center of major virus outbreaks. During the corona crisis, the Netherlands and Denmark decided to stop mink farming because the animals turned out to be highly susceptible to sars-cov-2. In the Netherlands, an employee of a breeding farm probably became infected via a mink.
Virologist Marion Koopmans holds her heart at the news from Finland. She thinks that the Finns are taking insufficient measures. “We learn nothing from the past,” she tweeted. She fears that H5N1 will adapt to mammals on the farms. In this way, the way can be cleared for a virus that can also infect people on a large scale. Earlier this year, an 11-year-old girl died of H5N1 in Cambodia.
2023-07-15 10:42:05
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