The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDAC) today announced that tests have confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in one of the state's dairy herds, raising the number of affected states to seven.
Officials didn't detail the potential source of the virus, but said movements of cattle from earlier affected states has been suspended.
The NCDAC said testing was conducted by the US Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa.
Across US, 21 herds now affected
Steve Troxler, North Carolina's agriculture commissioner, said, "This is an evolving situation, and we are waiting for more diagnostics from NVSL and will work collaboratively with our federal partners and dairy farmers in North Carolina."
He said animal health officials in the state have spent years developing steps to manage HPAI in poultry. "But this is new, and we are working with our state and federal partners to develop protocols to handle this situation."
This is an evolving situation, and we are waiting for more diagnostics.
Meanwhile, the number of dairy herds in previously affected states continue to grow, with the total now at 21. Among other recent detections, Michigan now has a second positive herd, along with more detections on farms in Texas and New Mexico.
In addition to North Carolina, 17 other states have tightened their cattle import rules to varying degrees.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/avian-flu-detected-north-carolina-dairy-herd
NET ZERO - Chevron to close in Scotland.
75% tax rate on North Sea oil and gas has made it impossible for companies to stay. Chevron’s exit ends 50+ years of investment, jobs, and energy security, all sacrificed on the altar of “net zero”.
All net zero really means is job losses, economic decline, and national self-sabotage 💣
https://x.com/Artemisfornow/status/1940296999548399864?t=QwPS6rb0EVypHijzUAp6ig&s=19
A11pl3Z
A mysterious visitor from another star is getting close
A giant interstellar object named #A11pl3Z is speeding toward our Sun from deep space.
It’s not from our solar system, its strange path proves that. Around 20 km wide, it's far bigger than the earlier visitors like #Oumuamua.
It's moving at nearly 68 km/s and will pass near Mars and the Sun later this year. Scientists still don’t know if it’s a comet or asteroid, but it could carry clues from another star system.
https://x.com/SpaceMechanicsY/status/1940501810428752343?t=dL00HmgXVSZkAY574EEncw&s=19
A new third interstellar visitor -probably an asteroid- A11pl3Z has been discovered on July 1.
It has a high eccentric hyperbolic orbit (65km/sec speed) & size 20km. Its perihelion will be on October 29, 2025.
GIF: K Ly/Deep Random Survey, Chile
🧵What if ʻOumuamua was just step one... and A11pl3Z is the follow-up?
Back in 2017, something strange flew through our solar system.
It didn’t stop or orbit, it just passed through.
Let's discuss 'the Mothership theory'👇
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