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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued an emergency disaster declaration in his state over an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu in northeastern Weld County as officials recently reported that 1.8 million chickens were impacted by the virus.
The governor “verbally” declared a disaster after “an avian flu outbreak in a commercial poultry facility in Weld County,” according to a news release from his office issued on Monday. Mr. Polis’s office did not name the facility that was impacted by the outbreak.
The declaration means that Colorado can use its emergency powers to “take all necessary and appropriate state actions to assist with response, recovery, and mitigation efforts.”
In an update issued on July 8, the Colorado Department of Agriculture confirmed that 1.78 million chickens were impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in a statement on July 3 that a dairy farm worker in northeastern Colorado was infected with the H5N1 bird flu and had direct exposure to cattle infected with the virus. His only symptom was conjunctivitis, colloquially known as pink eye, which was described by the agency as mild.
originally posted by: Boomer1947
originally posted by: kwaka
An emergency declaration for one case of conjunctivitis? There is an emergency going on somewhere?
It’s not for the one case of conjunctivitis. It’s for the 1.8 million chickens that might die. That would be a big economic hit.
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: asabuvsobelow
Are you suggesting they just let this bird flu run wild and kill more chickens?
originally posted by: WeMustCare
originally posted by: kwaka
An emergency declaration for one case of conjunctivitis? There is an emergency going on somewhere?
Colorado leaders have smaller brains than the birds.
originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
originally posted by: strongfp
a reply to: asabuvsobelow
Are you suggesting they just let this bird flu run wild and kill more chickens?
Not sure how you get that from what i said .
No they need to by all means kills the chickens , what I'm suggesting is it's no reason to panic or suggest 1.8million dead chickens will in any way affect food prices.
Wow 1.8 million . but wait . Around 8 Billion Chickens are consumed a year in America alone . So no that's not an economic hit at all
originally posted by: BernnieJGato
a reply to: asabuvsobelow
Wow 1.8 million . but wait . Around 8 Billion Chickens are consumed a year in America alone . So no that's not an economic hit at all
you'd think that wouldn't you. but when you go to the grocery store and see 4 bucks for a dozen and half of eggs or leg quarters 10 bucks for 10 lbs when it was 4, 5, or 6 bucks not more than a moth ago, you know it's just a excuse to jack the prices up.