8/11 The global spread: Microplastics carrying multidrug-resistant bacteria have been detected as far away as Antarctica.
These plastic particles don't degrade—they travel the world, shuttling dangerous pathogens across continents.
#GlobalSpread
7/12 The study documents H5N1's unprecedented reach: first detection in Antarctica.
Genotype B3.2 spread from the Prairie Pothole Region to remote locations including the Falkland Islands and South Georgia before being replaced by fitter B3.6.
#Antarctica #GlobalSpread
6/9 GLOBAL CONTEXT:
While U.S. dairy farms battle H5N1 in cattle (1,000+ herds infected), Asia continues seeing sporadic but deadly human cases.
The virus is active on multiple fronts globally - wild birds, poultry, mammals, and occasionally humans.
#GlobalSpread #DairyCattle #MultiSpecies
4/6 Scientists have identified a concerning development:
👉 some Cambodian cases involve a novel reassortment between an older H5N1 clade circulating in Southeast Asian poultry and genes from the newer 2.3.4.4b clade spreading globally.👈
#ViralReassortment #GlobalSpread #GeneticMixing
8/8 Global concerns about avian influenza have intensified as clade 2.3.4.4b spreads among birds and mammals. So far, only one H5N1 death has been confirmed in the Americas—in Louisiana.
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#PublicHealthConcern #GlobalSpread #H5N1 #BirdFli
8/8 Scientists now worry the virus could spread beyond the peninsula (currently less than 5% of Antarctica) to other parts of the continent. Recent outbreaks may serve as "springboards" to Australia—the world's last H5N1-free region.
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#BirdFlu #GlobalSpread
