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Austria culls geese, orders housing

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Austrian authorities ordered the culling of remaining birds at a Steyr farm after avian influenza was detected in 700 geese, and imposed a housing order in risk areas from Thursday.

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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.

So ProPublica did.

Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:

www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM

Reposted by Patrick A. Jansen

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Twee jaar geleden bracht de Algemene Rekenkamer het rapport “Focus op vogelgriep” uit over de kosten van de vogelgriepepidemie tussen 2021 en 2023. Nu dat vogelgriep weer opspeelt is het goed om een aantal conclusies uit het rapport ter herinnering te nemen. www.rekenkamer.nl/documenten/2...
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM