H5N1 Bird Flu Updates

[Free]

Uh oh.

 

[Ryanna Enfield]

Good thing we have Kamala's experienced, and perfectly competent Cabinet... Oh shit!

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Glad I got my flu shot a month ago!

 

[Lexxi]

The U.S. Government is developing vaccines against avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses in case they are needed
Seasonal flu vaccines do not provide protection against avian influenza A viruses. CDC has developed H5 candidate vaccine viruses (CVVs) that are nearly identical or, in many cases, identical to the hemagglutinin (HA) protein of recently detected clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses in humans, birds and other mammals. These H5 CVVs could be used to produce a vaccine for people, if needed, and preliminary analysis show that they are expected to provide good protection against avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses currently circulating in birds and other animals.

CDC

 

[Beebo Brink]

Sign me up. Assuming the Trump administration doesn't cancel this project, which it probably will.

Dammit, I really need to get my estate affairs in order soon.

 

[Free]

Yup.

Raw milk recalled for containing bird flu virus, California reports

One more reason drinking raw milk is a bad idea.

arstechnica.com

Bird flu virus has been found in a batch of raw—unpasteurized—milk sold in California, prompting a recall issued at the state's request, health officials announced over the weekend.

No illnesses have yet been linked to the contaminated milk, made by Raw Farm, LLC of Fresno County. The contamination was found in testing by health officials in nearby Santa Clara County, who detected the virus in milk from a retail store. The state laboratory has confirmed the finding.

In a YouTube message from Raw Farm, a company representative called the contamination "not a big deal" and emphasized that the recall is only being done out of an abundance of caution.

Uh, just a recall in this case is pretty much the bare minimum of caution.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Need 'We're all gonna die' reaction.

 

[Casey Pelous]

I imagine we'll see a black market for vaccines smuggled from other countries.

If I were an American vaccine maker CEO, I'd already have detailed plans on my desk for moving everything overseas. The same goes for medical researchers in this and many other fields.

It's like we've slipped into some Samuel Delany-ish dystopia.

The good news is we'll be world leaders in coffee enema technology.

 

[Free]

Why scientists are worried about three unusual cases of #H5N1 #birdflu in North America

Read more: https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/bird-flu-pandemic-h5n1-virus-mutations-canada-genomic-analysis/

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Anyone interested in following H5N1 news on Bluesky:

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 (@helenbranswell.bsky.social)

I cover infectious diseases for STAT (www.statnews.com). 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. I write about H5N1 (in all species), Covid, polio, flu, Ebola, RSV, mpox, STIs. Find me on Signal: HBranswell.01

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[Beebo Brink]

‘Geese falling out of the sky’: Avian flu begins to infect birds in the KC metro

 

[Beebo Brink]

CDC confirms first severe case of bird flu in US | Reuters

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 infection in Louisiana, making it the first instance of a severe illness linked to the virus in the United States.

 

[Beebo Brink]

The Biden Administration dropped the ball on bird flu, so you can imagine how good things will go with the next administration. Time to bring out those masks leftover from the Covid pandemic.

How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

I never stopped wearing mine. I had someone go full sealion on me in a computer store over it. Started out "just asking questions" that were kind of reasonable but got weirder and creepier as he went on.

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

yeah, even if this new bird flu is 10x deadlier than COVID was, many people will refuse to mask up or socially distance; because they are now ideologically very hell bent on pretending disease isn't real.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Next time someone starts "just asking questions" I think I'll tell them I have Congolese Monkey Pneumonia and I'm wearing it to avoid infecting people.

 

[Casey Pelous]

Next time someone starts "just asking questions" I think I'll tell them I have Congolese Monkey Pneumonia and I'm wearing it to avoid infecting people.

"It's about 50/50 that I only have a couple of days to live. Did you have any other questions?"

 

[Soen Eber]

"It's about 50/50 that I only have a couple of days to live. Did you have any other questions?"

This is in reaction to people refusing to mask ... Right??

 

[Casey Pelous]

This is in reaction to people refusing to mask ... Right??

For the folks who were "just asking questions" of Argent.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Buckle up, fuckers!

The New York Times (@nytimes.com)

Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars, died at a sanctuary in Washington State after becoming infected with bird flu, according to the facility’s director. “We’ve never had anything like it.”...

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[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Buckle up, fuckers: What to Know About Cat Food Recall After Pet Dies of Bird Flu in Oregon