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'Exceptionally rare' mutation on #H5N1 virus in Canada tied to antiviral drug resistance The mutation doesn't appear to reduce viral fitness, as evidenced by its rapid spread, the authors say. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a... Photo: NIAID / Flickr cc

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The most shocking thing about this is that anyone took him at his word.

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According to the Houston Chronicle, public health officials in Texas think that there are likely 200-300 people now infected with measles. If confirmed, this outbreak is already out of control. H/t to @mickiemo.bsky.social for the heads up. www.chron.com/news/houston...

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A third spillover of H5N1 into dairy cows...this time in Arizona. Genotype D1.1 again. Enhanced milk surveillance picked this up like in Nevada. Enhanced surveillance finds more cases...

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More info about H5N1 Avian in domestic cats in WA and OR including brands of raw food, although you shouldn’t be feeding ANY raw food to cats at this time anywhere. #dontfeedrawfood

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NEW: At least 2 cats in Oregon have died after eating raw pet food contaminated with H5N1 bird flu

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Wyoming's first human case of H5N1 bird flu confirmed. Patient is an older individual with comorbidities who became infected via close contact with an infected bird flock. health.wyo.gov/wyomings-fir...

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Today 1,000 CDC employees were fired, including almost HALF of the EIS officers, the agency's disease detectives, who investigate and combat emerging infectious diseases. This is utter insanity with H5N1 threatening to go pandemic, TB and measles raging, and clade 1 mPox now in the States. #birdflu

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In addition to an awaited H5N1 bird flu report in the revived CDC MMWR, there's a report about the first Clade 1b mpox (monkeypox) case in the U.S. -- the type now ravaging central Africa & distinct from the one responsible for the outbreak mostly among gay men in 2022. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

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I've seen a panicky post or 2 on X about many untypable fluAs, implying that they must be A/H5N1, and it's spreading unseen. These public health flu typing data report one untypable fluA among MANY typebeables, adding support that it's unlikely the big US flu season is due to an occult H5N1 wave

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

Comparative H5N1 symptoms www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

JUST IN: Ohio reports the state's first human case of H5N1 bird flu

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🚨UPDATE: At least 14 people have been hospitalized in a measles outbreak in an under-vaccinated part of Texas. 24 cases so far, mainly children. Health officials worry some parents might not seek care for their kids. Dangerous & means this will keep spreading. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Just did it myself. Just because.

submitted 10 days ago • 213 comments

⚠️ Pet owners, be aware. ⚠️ Cats and dogs can contract bird flu. Cats are more likely to experience severe illness or death. #BirdFlu #VetCare #Cats #Dogs #PetHealth

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