by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:
The number of infected cattle herds infected with H5N1 bird flu in California has doubled over the weekend. This strain of bird flu appears to be spreading through dairy farms in California, the country’s largest milk producer.
Over the weekend, the total number of confirmed infected cow herds stunningly doubled, going from 17 last Thursday to 34 Monday morning, according to state and federal officials.
When the state’s first infected herds were announced, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross touted the state’s preparations and readiness, and ability to massively control the slave class through fear. “Our extensive experience with [highly pathogenic avian influenza] in poultry has given us ample preparation and expertise to address this incident,” Ross said. She further assured dairy farmers that they are approaching the outbreak with the “utmost urgency.”
Two new variants of the virus account for more than half of all reported U.S. cases, the agency said.
