In the spring of 2022, avian influenza struck millions of chickens on farms in the northern hemisphere. Although the pandemic was severe, it remained within the limits of possibility, as it was linked to the usual season of migration of wild birds. What happened next was frightening and surprising, as the infection continued without being affected by the summer heat or the winter cold, as it penetrated other areas that were usually known as safe havens from the outbreak. According to Reuters, the infection has penetrated North and South America, Europe, and parts of Asia and Africa.
In the spring of 2022, bird flu struck millions of chickens on the farms of the northern hemisphere, and although the pandemic was severe, it remained within the limits of possibility, as it was related to the usual season of migration of wild birds. What happened next was frightening and surprising, as the infection continued without being affected by the summer heat or the winter cold, as it penetrated other areas that were usually known as safe havens from the outbreak. According to Reuters, the infection has penetrated North and South America, Europe, and parts of Asia and Africa. Not only that, in addition to extending the infection season to whole months of the year, and in addition to invading new regions of the world, the virus has become transmitted with unusual types of wild birds. In addition to all of the above, the nature of the avian influenza virus itself has shifted, becoming more rapid to move between birds, and more capable of penetrating farms and killing their ...
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