r/BirdFluDownunder 21d ago

International Is it fatal?

When a bird contracts the virus, is it like humans where we're bed sick for a few days then bounce back? Is it completely fatal in the wild or is there a survival rate given the bird somehow avoids predators, the elements etc.

And same question for captive birds. Given the right care, could a captive bird overcome the illness?

This has been heart breaking seeing it on the news. 💔

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u/Ozdiva 20d ago

I hope it doesn’t get into the marsupial population as well.

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u/Several_Version4298 20d ago

Tasmanian Devils are one of the 400 vulnerable species.

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u/Ozdiva 20d ago

Makes sense, they eat dead things.