H5N1 Avian Flu aka. HPAI

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Worsening bird flu outbreak in Tulare County, across California raising labor, trade concerns (www.yahoo.com)
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Bird Flu Is One Step Closer to Mixing with Seasonal Flu Virus and Becoming a Pandemic (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Bird flu found in a pig in U.S. for the first time, raising concerns about potential risks to humans (www.statnews.com)
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New avian strain of bird flu found in Washington affects humans much easily, causing the largest outbreak in humans. The PB2 sequencing will reveal the mutations that allow human adaption. (lemmy.world)
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BREAKING: Washington state reports 4 cases of H5N1 bird flu in farm workers (x.com)
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Cows dead from bird flu rot in California as heat bakes dairy farms (www.reuters.com)
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Infected herds in California are seeing mortality rates as high as 15% or 20%, compared to 2% in other states, said Keith Poulsen, a veterinarian and director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory who has researched bird flu.

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California reports five possible human bird flu cases (www.reuters.com)
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Bringing the total up to 11.

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State Continues Proactive Testing for Human Cases of Bird Flu; Reports 6 Confirmed, 5 Possible Cases (www.cdph.ca.gov)
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Total now 11 cases for those counting.

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Fourth Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed in California (www.cdph.ca.gov)
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Risk is still low as this is animal to human spread. Possible two other infections pending confirmation.

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California reports two more likely avian flu infections in dairy workers (www.cidrap.umn.edu)
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Total in California is now possibly five

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Missouri investigates more possible human-to-human H5N1 avian flu spread (www.cidrap.umn.edu)
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Seven people exposed to the Missouri bird flu patient have reported symptoms (lemmy.world)
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None of them have tested positive for H5N1 thus far, but something to keep an eye on.

Sources:

September 6th: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/s0906-birdflu-case-missouri.html

September 13th: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotlights/h5n1-response-09132024.html

September 20th: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotlights/h5n1-response-09202024.html

September 27th: https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotlights/h5n1-response-09272024.html

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3 Colorado poultry workers identified as potential bird flu cases after outbreak at commercial egg facility (55 symptomatic workers) (www.denver7.com)
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BREAKING: Colorado reports 3 human cases of H5N1 bird flu in poultry workers (x.com)
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Bird Flu Detected in Tissue Samples of US Dairy Cow Sent to Slaughter, USDA Says (www.usnews.com)
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After mice drink raw H5N1 milk, bird flu virus riddles their organs (arstechnica.com)
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CDC wastewater map showing current spread of H5N1 (www.cdc.gov)
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Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: 70 People In Colorado Monitored For Illness, Local Officials Say (www.forbes.com)
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Cows have human flu receptors, study shows, raising the stakes on the bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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USDA reports more H5N1 detections in poultry, wild birds (www.cidrap.umn.edu)
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To combat cow flu outbreak, scientists plan to infect cattle with influenza in high-security labs (www.science.org)
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A comprehensive review of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1: An imminent threat at doorstep (www.sciencedirect.com)
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Alexander Tin investigation continues (lemmy.world)
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https://tinalexander.github.io/notes/2024/04#texas-health-department-on-reported-h5n1-symptoms-around-amarillo

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Bird flu outbreak in humans suspected on Texas farm (www.msn.com)
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Scientists warn Canada 'way behind the virus' as bird flu explodes among U.S. dairy cattle (www.cbc.ca)
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