Screamer-bird Sickness

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Overview

When a migratory floating island drifted off course and landed in the picturesque fields of Zendu three generations ago, no one expected the screamer-birds inhabiting it to be carrying a deadly avian flu. The Plague Island Disaster is still fresh in the minds of many Zendian people.
The disease quickly spread to the local wildlife and soon infected rural-dwelling loran folk. As a people with avian heritage they were the first to catch the screamer-bird sickness, but within a few months the disease spread to other folk types.
It caused thousands of deaths across Zendu and its neighbouring countries, Kambara and Galimar, with lorans being the most affected by the disease.

Safety measures

Zendu introduced strict but temporary laws to prevent the disease from developing further, and thanks to these measures the country was able to get the sickness under control.

All loran folk must strictly remain indoors, regardless of health. The following activities are hereby prohibited until further notice to stop the spread of the screamer-bird sickness:

consumption of bird meat

raising of poultry livestock

keeping of messenger birds or pets

All owned birds must be culled immediately without exception.

— Official notice

New understandings

It was observed that infected loran folk gain a distinct pattern of neck feathers that lose colour (either partially or completely) as an immune response. When any change in plumage appears, folks now know to stay isolated until they're healthy again. Further medical research has led to the discovery of different patterns presenting for milder diseases.

Present day impact

Even today, poultry and bird meat is significantly less popular than it used to be just three generations ago, and tame pet birds are considered a taboo by most people in the region. In Goldbrook, sightings of a thief allied with crows has made people uneasy and fearful of another outbreak.

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Viral