The local flu strain in Alaska became deadly when it mingled with Asian flu viruses.
South Korea recently found itself engulfed in a national calamity with the outbreak of current bird flu. It affected every corner of the nation, but the government acting vigilantly, launched a nationwide action plan to cull chicken.
The avian flu continues to rampage across the Midwest ravaging farms in its path placing suppliers of both poultry and eggs in crisis mode. The U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to receive reports about outbreaks and more farms that has now resulted in a total of 187 outbreaks affecting almost 42.2 million birds.
A second wave of bird flu is spreading throughout the world. Some sources state that it is due to varying and constant mutations of the virus. Experts believe that the different virus strains could cause a human pandemic.
