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angryblacklady.bsky.social • 25 days ago

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JUST IN: USDA Confirms Detection of Bird Flu Genotype D1.1 in Nevada Dairy Cows.

This marks the first detection of this virus genotype in dairy cattle.

Previously, all detections in dairy cattle have been linked to HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype B3.13.

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beautifulwallsinfo.bsky.social•24 days ago

Coming at us from all angles.

maddogmazz.bsky.social•25 days ago

Right, especially given our current govt's shutting down the departments and relationships (WHO) we need to handle this.... we are fucked.

blueskypeg.bsky.social•25 days ago

Not to worry, …

Nope, can’t even be sarcastic anymore!

We are so, what’s the word?

emhouston.bsky.social•25 days ago

mariavictoria.bsky.social•25 days ago

Right!? At this point I would be not at all surprised if I opened BS and saw it was in people

cmills24.bsky.social•24 days ago

Animal/person transmission has already happened all over the continent. It just hasn’t mutated to be transmissible person/person YET.

ericawhynotnow.bsky.social•24 days ago

It absolutely has, but like Covid, we aren't testing people who haven't met particular criteria. This wave of Type A flu is almost certainly avian flu.

cmills24.bsky.social•24 days ago

Yes, of course. I should have said Not yet, officially. Though idk if we’re ever going to get official confirmation in the US.