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" the virus killed roughly 10% of the breeding population of barnacle geese" Isn't that a very good thing? !0% is not enough to seriously harm them, but it is
by ars 4y ago
" the virus killed roughly 10% of the breeding population of barnacle geese"
Isn't that a very good thing? !0% is not enough to seriously harm them, but it is enough to make sure that the survivors are resistant. If it stays at 10%, then after a couple years the birds should be immune to it.
- greazy 4y agoWhen highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks happen, the death rate is extremely high. What's not quoted is the infection rate. Usually HPAI is extremely deadly. So for wild geese that is a very high death count. Wild birds do not usually survive HPIA, so immunity is not achieved.