Scientists Found Bird Flu in Dairy Cows – Here’s Why That’s Terrifying H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover from a wild bird. This single event, traced back to Texas in mid-to-late 2...

Scientists Found Bird Flu in Dairy Cows – Here’s Why That’s Terrifying #birdflu #bovineflu
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US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing The latest monthly consumer price index showed that the average price of a dozen Grade A eggs in U.S. cities reached $4.95 in January.

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"There are so many cattle passing away from avian influenza that the rendering trucks are backed up...We are desperately overwhelmed at this point." Cows w/H5N1 left exposed with no warning signs or biosecurity precautions. "The footage was deemed too graphic for publication."

From Dr. Noha Aboelata, on Twitter about the recent news story of cattle dumped roadside in California.
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Thread by @ejustin46 on Thread Reader App @ejustin46: DUAL BINDING of H5N1 to BOTH AVIAN and HUMAN-TYPE RECEPTORS !!! 🥵🥵🥵 Thanks to @DavidJoffe64 and @jlerollblues nature.com/articles/s4158… 2) The researchers studied this cow flu virus in mi...

🧵 from @ejustin46.bsky.social (on X) about:
Dual Binding Of H5N1 To Both Avian And Human-Type Receptors
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Paper: Pathogenicity and transmissibility of bovine H5N1 influenza virus | Nature
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No one wants another pandemic—but bird flu has already flown the coop The H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, is surging among mammals and proving itself very versatile at jumping from species to species.

Nice recap of the state of things about #BirdFlu (aka we're doing chicken little about it):

No one wants another pandemic—but bird flu has already flown the coop
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H5N1 Bird Flu Isn’t a Human Pandemic—Yet Americans don’t like being told what to do, and many don’t trust government. These stubborn attitudes might turn H5N1 bird flu into a pandemic

Good (& short) read 👇

H5N1 Bird Flu Isn’t a Human Pandemic—Yet
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Thread by @StephTaitWrites on Thread Reader App @StephTaitWrites: I’m gonna be the Debbie downer here, but I don’t think an H5N1 pandemic would have the results you’re expecting. Here’s what I think I would actually go down: First off, folks would ...

Fascinating 🧵 where Stephanie Tait outlines how things might go down if/when things escalate into an #H5N1 #pandemic
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