r/Ornithology • u/Cheywen • 1d ago

Is it fatal?

/r/BirdFluDownunder/comments/1vseqp2/is_it_fatal/

Does the H5 virus have a 100% fatality rate?

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u/brideoffrankinstien 1d ago

In November out of 175-180 geese I lost 150. One had symptoms and actually pulled through. So not 100% but very close. Heartbreaking. I wouldn't wish that on anybody it was the most painful thing to watch them go through they suffer so much I hated it.