Bird flu

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Bird flu pandemic could be '100 times worse' than Covid, experts warn

 

[Lily Adler]

Face masks at the ready.

 

[Lily Adler]

Texas confirms first human case of bird flu

Dr. Mason Mileur with Austin Medical Associates spoke with John Krinjak about how much of a danger bird flu poses to humans and what people should be on the lookout for in this FOX 7 Focus.

www.fox7austin.com

 

[blueharvest]

South Dakota cattle herd tests positive for bird flu

Officials in South Dakota have detected the state's first case of bird flu in a herd of cattle.

www.google.com

 

[squeekness]

That's what we need, another pandemic. Hope there's some kind of shot out there for it.

 

[blueharvest]

That's what we need, another pandemic. Hope there's some kind of shot out there for it.

Hope it doesn't turn into another Covid-19.

 

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Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO

Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans

www.theguardian.com

 

[squeekness]

Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO

Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans

www.theguardian.com

I'm too old for this stuff. Don't know if I can survive another outbreak, lol.

 

[blueharvest]

Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO

Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans

www.theguardian.com

So, does this mean we should be stocking up on toilet paper and hand sanitizer now, or what?

 

[squeekness]

So, does this mean we should be stocking up on toilet paper and hand sanitizer now, or what?

Knowing humanity? Probably.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[squeekness]

Not sure I trust the government telling me what's safe and what isn't.

 

[Lily Adler]

Not sure I trust the government telling me what's safe and what isn't.

I'll prepare your red hat for you, my dear.

 

[squeekness]

Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu Detected For The First Time In Common Bottlenose Dolphin

The bottlenose dolphin died in Florida in March 2022.

www.iflscience.com

 

[blueharvest]

Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk

Mammal-to-mammal transmission raises new concerns about the virus's ability to spread.

arstechnica.com

 

[squeekness]

Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk

Mammal-to-mammal transmission raises new concerns about the virus's ability to spread.

arstechnica.com

Sad that this is getting around to so many other animals.

 

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Dairy worker with bird flu never developed respiratory symptoms, only pinkeye

The authors of a new report detailing the man's case suspect that he was infected by rubbing his eyes with a contaminated hand.

www.google.com

 

[The Question]

Oh great. ANOTHER plague.

 

[squeekness]

Dairy worker with bird flu never developed respiratory symptoms, only pinkeye

The authors of a new report detailing the man's case suspect that he was infected by rubbing his eyes with a contaminated hand.

www.google.com

Better than being hooked up to a respirator for a month.

 

[blueharvest]

And here's the article without a paywall:

https://archive.is/zdKRm

 

[blueharvest]

USDA, FDA turf battles hamper responses to outbreaks like H5N1 bird flu

With an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu spreading among dairy cattle, experts say the longtime fractured nature of the U.S. food regulation system could hamper the federal response.

www.statnews.com

 

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H5N1 bird flu has spread to human from cow in 2nd probable case, CDC reports

A dairy worker in Michigan contracted an eye infection on a dairy farm where H5N1 had been identified in cows.

www.livescience.com

 

[blueharvest]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1794097566516175181

 

[squeekness]

Why would anyone drink raw milk?

 

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Latest human H5N1 bird flu case in US is 1st to cause respiratory symptoms

This infection, tied to an ongoing outbreak in cows, is the first in the U.S. to cause respiratory symptoms, but not the first H5N1 case in the world to do so.

www.livescience.com