There have been sporadic cases of avian influenza in humans.
: “Cuddling, kissing, or touching an infected animal that has got avian influenza is horrifying at so many levels.”Reed’s lab studies respiratory viruses like avian influenza and SARS CoV-2 using monkey models. I reached out to him to get more of his thoughts about the risks of interacting with birds affected with avian influenza—for Blake, and for the rest of us. Our interview has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.
Niranjana Rajalakshmi: What was your immediate reaction when you saw this farmer hugging the avian influenza-infected emu?: There are two competing thoughts there. There’s that personal aspect, having owned pets over my lifespan. And knowing farmers—I’m originally from Oklahoma—I can understand what it feels like to lose a beloved animal to a fatal disease. It’s akin to losing a family member. And so you hate that.
What would be the best way to deal such birds when you come to know they are infected with avian flu? I don’t do poultry work, and I’ve never been affiliated with the USDA. But I can tell you my understanding. In these farms, when there’s a bird that’s detected to be positive for an avian influenza strain that’s highly pathogenic,. Because the concern is that if it were to be transmitted to the rest of that flock, and if the flock got more to be, around wild bird species, they could spread it to another farm and another farm and another. And that’s actually what’s been happening.
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