#h5n1 — Public Fediverse posts on home.social

"In wild birds, waterfowl including ducks, geese, and swans, are the main group impacted. It can be fatal in these species, although often they carry and transmit the virus without showing symptoms. Other birds including raptors like hawks and eagles, as well as shorebirds and gulls have also tested positive for HPAI H5N1 during this outbreak. Research has shown songbirds are less likely to contract bird flu and are less likely to shed large amounts of the virus. A small number of corvid species (crows, jays, and magpies) have tested positive.

"Visible symptoms of bird flu include runny eyes, swelling, and lethargy.

"Poultry operations are especially feeling the effects of bird flu. When the disease is detected in domestic poultry, flocks are depopulated to prevent the disease from spreading and removed from the food system. Other area flocks are then monitored for the disease.

Is it Safe to Feed Wild Birds Right Now?

"A small number of corvids, including jays and crows, have tested positive for bird flu. [Other species as well. Outdated information!]

"There is no official recommendation to take down feeders unless you also keep domestic poultry, according to the National Wildlife Disease Program.

"Ken says, 'The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and United States Department of Agriculture have both stated that bird feeding is safe. Out of an abundance of caution, some agencies initially suggested taking feeders down, but these guidelines have been scaled back. Currently, I’m not aware of any restrictions in place on bird feeders.'

"He further explains if you raise poultry and live in an area where avian influenza is being reported, you could consider removing bird feeders in the short term. 'Past outbreaks of avian flu have generally waned by early summer,' he says.

"Joy O’Keefe, assistant professor and Illinois Extension wildlife specialist in the Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, advises homeowners to plant #NativeShrubs and #wildflowers this spring for their backyard birds. 'In the absence of feeders, birds should be able to find natural sources of food from sprouting native plants and emerging insects, she says. [However, this year, there was NOT as much berries because of #ClimateChange, drought, and heatwaves.]

"The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says hummingbird feeders and oriole feeders do not need to be removed. Check with your state wildlife agency for updated guidelines in your area.

Clean Your Feeders to Reduce the Spread of Disease

"Clean your feeders and bird baths regularly to keep birds healthy

"Maintaining clean feeders and bird baths is always important. Scrub your feeders clean with some soapy water and a good stiff brush. Then soak them in a 10% bleach solution (1 part bleach to 9 parts water) for a few minutes. Next, rinse them very thoroughly and let them dry completely before putting them back outside. Here’s how to clean a bird bath.

"Ken points out it’s also important to maintain a clean area around your feeders. 'If you aren’t feeding a no mess blend of seeds without any shells, rake up the empty hulls from under the feeders. You can also consider moving your feeding station around the yard to minimize accumulation,' he says. Try these no mess bird feeders to keep your yard clean.

"The USDA has issued #biosafety recommendations for #BackyardPoultry flocks. '#Poultry owners should keep things as clean as they can,' says Kenneth Koelkebeck, professor and Illinois Extension poultry specialist in the Animal Sciences department. 'Remove standing water if possible because it will attract migratory waterfowl.'

[A bunch of outdated information -- not included]

What to Do if You See Sick or Dead Birds

"Report sick or dead birds to your state wildlife agency or local agricultural extension agent. You can also contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services toll-free at 1-866-536-7593."

Source:
https://www.birdsandblooms.com/birding/birding-basics/bird-flu/
#HPAINews #H5N1 #HPAI #AvianInfluenza #BirdFlu #USHealth #Birding #Nature #BackyardFeeders #WeKeepUsSafe #CDCCensorship#Censorship #USFail

#birdflu #nativeshrubs #wildflowers #climatechange #biosafety #backyardpoultry

CellBioNews @[email protected] · 2025-01-30 · 17:35 UTC

#Bird_flu has likely killed hundreds of #birds in #Massachusetts: '#Virus is widespread in the state'

#epizootic #H5N1 #HPAI #zoonotic

https://phys.org/news/2025-01-bird-flu-hundreds-birds-massachusetts.html

#bird_flu #birds #massachusetts #virus #epizootic #h5n1

Kent Pitman @[email protected] · 2024-12-19 · 04:55 UTC

@Aphelion

Bird flu at Christmas
Comes ready for regifting
Ignorance unmasked

#haiku #senryu #poem #pithy #topical #h5n1 #BirdFlu #pandemic #outbreak #science #masking #Christmas

#haiku #senryu #poem #pithy #topical #h5n1

Tino Eberl @[email protected] · 2024-12-07 · 13:14 UTC

Ein einzelner #Mutationsschritt im #H5N1-Virus könnte die Übertragung von Mensch zu Mensch ermöglichen.

https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adt0180

Die Forscher betonen, dass #Kühe als "Mischgefäß" für #Virusmutationen dienen könnten, da sie sowohl menschliche als auch aviäre Rezeptoren besitzen. Der erste bekannte Fall von „Kuhgrippe“ beim Menschen wurde 2024 in Texas gemeldet. Engmaschige Überwachung und Vorbereitung auf potenzielle #Pandemien sind entscheidend.

#Viren #Pandemie #Gesundheit #Science

#mutationsschritt #h5n1 #kuhe #virusmutationen #pandemien #viren

SARS2PA @[email protected] · 2024-09-09 · 18:09 UTC

Good Afternoon SARS2PAians!

1/2 for Sept. 9th, 2024

I hope you are having a healthy and productive late summer!☀️

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VOCs

The national mutation leaderboard hasn't changed much.: https://ibb.co/LP1L4LZ

There are no new mutations that are on the far horizon that can compete with KP.3.1.1 so far.

The closest competitor is the recombinant XEC, a combo of KS.1.1 and KP.3.1, and is maybe almost equally as fast as what we have now.

We have XEC already in PA.: https://ibb.co/JpnYfcJ

The good news is XEC, as I mentioned last time, has only 2 spike mutations different from KP.3.1.1, so any immunity granted against KP.x.y will also work very well against XEC.

Actually, the current versions are pretty stagnant. Stagnation is good as it gives us a breather, but it's also what happened between XBB and JN.1/KP.x.y.: https://ibb.co/BCqrTFN

Thanks to variant hunters, who constantly monitor virus genetics and then estimate growth rates (and some of which are not even paid to do this for us), we will have a few weeks to a month or two of any incoming fast, binding, or immune-evasive mutations.

Keep watching that space. It's important, especially as winter approaches.

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Wastewater

WastewaterSCAN still has our region at HIGH levels of SARS2.: https://ibb.co/wRCwRkK

Chester's numbers are not low, but much more manageable than in other areas. Harrisburg is doing much better as numbers keep going down there! Good work Hburg!: https://ibb.co/Pm9kF4H

Our region's numbers are going down after a peak already. This is a relief. We are still the HHS region with the lowest numbers.: https://ibb.co/3zcRKJL

PA, after quite a sizeable spike, is VERy quickly returning to numbers way below national average and more on par with the rest of the region.: https://ibb.co/VtVxDYX

We're doing something right. 💪

But remember, numbers are still in the moderate to HIGH range, so please keep working on source control.

According to CDC, there is NO state right now having anything less than "moderate" wastewater levels. Clearly this is defintely NOT a best-case scenario going into Fall.

Existing immune deficiency due to previous reinfections (and first time infections!) and already very high virus spread might make for quite a high-maintenance Fall and Winter this year.

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Kits, vaxes, etc.

Reminder that you can get 4 Federally funded tests kits by mail at the end of this month. Don't miss it!!

Covidtests.gov: https://aspr.hhs.gov/covid-19/test/Pages/default.aspx

There's also a tool from Vaccines.gov to find an mRNA KP.2 vaccination near you!!!

🔴Also reminder: if you have an uncomfortably strong reaction to mRNA vaccines, please do give Novavax a try. It's protein-based, and formulated much like a traditional tetanus shot, rather than mRNA.

https://us.novavaxcovidvaccine.com/find-a-vaccine

I am not in any way paid to promote Novavax. And I'm not the company President, but...I am in fact a client 😎

If you are unable to get Novavax, PLEASE.....get something.

🔴And gooooooo get a FLU SHOT too if you are able!

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Other Pathogens

:coronavirus: H5N1

There was a first case already of H5N1 infection in a person in Missouri, NOT linked, so far, to animal contact and not farm related.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/06/health/first-human-case-of-bird-flu-not-linked-to-animals/index.html

This is the current picture for H5N1. Found in 14 states.: https://ibb.co/pfrFxtT

This is ...pretty bad. This is getting progressively...kinda bad.

🔴Please DO NOT consume raw dairy products: raw eggs, undercooked/rare meat, unpasteurized dairy. Dippy eggs. Raw egg-based cookie dough. Just don't.

🔴Use extra caution with animals like rodents in your home, especially if you have to deal with them after they're trapped.

🔴Keep your cats indoors and dogs away from prey. H5N1 has a super-high kill rate especially in cats.

Stock up NOW on a few N95s (you will NOT want less than a genuine N95 for this thing), gloves, and MERV-13 filters for those CR boxes.

CDC can repeat "risk assessment low" all they want, we should NOT be screwing around with something than has an estimated baseline 20% kill rate, which is the reason I spend so much time on this subject in a SARS2 forum.

The current genetics of H5N1 is not scary, but giving this thing more chances to hit the lottery is the worst thing we could be doing now.

🔴Again: H5N1 cannot combine with the pathogen that causes COVID19, because one is a SARS and the other is an influenza. They are way too different from each other. But it CAN combine with influenza A and B....and we are entering that season soon.

We can do the best things in preparation NOW for a worst case scenario which means building up some basic PPE at home, avoiding exposure. Prepare =/= panic.

Please stay safe this coming Fall and keep that source control down!

☀️🍁☀️

#COVID19 #COVID #COVIDisNotOver #SARS2PA
#Pennsylvania #PA #KP3 #XEC #FLuQUE

#Wastewater #Norovirus #Noro

#H5N1 #HPAI #BirdFlu

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands #mRNA #Novavax
#VaccinesSaveLives #StayHomeIfSick !

#covid19 #covid #covidisnotover #sars2pa #pennsylvania #pa

SARS2PA @[email protected] · 2024-09-02 · 18:20 UTC

Good Afternoon and Holiday, SARS2PAians!

🔴1/2 Sept/2/2024

I hope you're having a GREAT late summer. ☀️

There's not much going on that is new right now in VOC land. Top variants are still KP.3, descendats of JN.1.

KP.3 is FAST. Super fast. It's like a heat-seeking missle, getting a lot of people that have never had COVID before, for the first time.

Including me 🙄 which is why I didn't post last week. I apologize yet again.

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My stuff (should you for some weird reason be curious)

I tested + almost a week and a half ago and am STILL testing positive. I am doing everything possible to not give this thing air. I'm wearing an N95 outside all the time now and only going out if it's necessary. I have 2 Corsi-Rosenthal boxes that go every moment I'm home to protect my pets. I'm feeling OK but not 100%...maybe 75%.

I am determined to keep testing every day as long as it's financially doable.

I'm monitoring my symptoms, both acute, long term, and especially cognitive (most scary and hardest to tell) for any further changes.

I think I have Novavax (I am not paid to write this, I wish I was 🙄) to thank for not being worse than this because it's been clinically proven to grant extra protection to upper respiratory passages, which is ground zero for where SARS2 enters the body...(at least against the older variants).: https://ibb.co/1fCjZvr

BA.5 Study Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10451060/

AGAIN...if you have an uncomfortably strong reaction to mRNA, please give Novavax a try as overall, it's been proven to cause fewer side effects AND be more cross-protective between current mutations.

But if you do not have access to Novavax...Please. Get something.

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XEC

As far as XEC (which is a recombinant of KP.3.3 and KS.1), it's still being monitored for spread as it's the only thing that can possibly even keep up with KP.3.x.y now.

The good thing is, it has a difference of only two spike changes from KP.3.1.1 (the top variant blazing around now) so vaccines will protect VERY well against it, too.: https://ibb.co/9yfCqFc

Both Novavax (JN.1 formula, the "trunk" of the current top variant tree) and mRNA (KP.2 formula, a "branch" of the tree that most closely resembles current variants) are very good matches to the top variants going around and they're all out for scheduling right now.: https://ibb.co/1RFn3HF

:canparrot: GO GET VAXED! (...and for flu, too!)

Also get those 4 Federally-funded test kits through the mail when they're available in late September!: https://aspr.hhs.gov/covid-19/test/Pages/default.aspx

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Wastewater

Wastewater numbers are still VERY HIGH according to CDC and WastewaterSCAN nationally.: https://ibb.co/Wx4jyKy

PA's wastewater numbers continue to rise:https://ibb.co/QPfQvmK

...while the rest of the HHS regions' numbers have seemingly hit peak. According to CDC we've been bumped up to the VERY HIGH slot.: https://ibb.co/QczqW3m

Harrisburg is again getting hit really hard with viral spread, being at the top in wasteewater right now out of HHS Region 3. Please stay safe and wear a quality well-fitting respirator in crowded areas or places with suboptimal ventilation!

Continued in next post.....

#COVID19 #COVID #COVIDisNotOver #SARS2PA
#Pennsylvania #PA #KP3 #XEC #FLuQUE

#Wastewater #Norovirus #Noro

#H5N1 #HPAI #BirdFlu

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands
#VaccinesSaveLives #StayHomeIfSick !

#covid19 #covid #covidisnotover #sars2pa #pennsylvania #pa

CellBioNews @[email protected] · 2024-08-23 · 17:21 UTC

A #bird_flu outbreak is spreading among #cows in the US. Scientists are hunting for answers.

#H5N1 #livestock #epizootic

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-usda-efforts-bird-flu-outbreak.html

#bird_flu #cows #h5n1 #livestock #epizootic

SARS2PA @[email protected] · 2024-08-16 · 17:03 UTC

Good Afternoon SARS2PAians!

Once again, I am requesting you accept my apology for shifting some posts to Monday instead of Friday. The past few weeks were...somethin'.

And I hope you are enjoying your SUMMER! ☀️

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:ms_arrow_right: Wastewater

Nothing has really changed tho, wastewater numbers are going WAY UP nationally and kids aren't even back to school yet.: https://ibb.co/X555c7w

Wearing a quality respirator should be considered in crowds, in places of low ventilation AND in ANY close contact...even outside.

Controlling this stuff at the source (which is other people already infected) NOW will prevent LEARNING LOSS this winter.

We don't want LEARNING LOSS.....do we? 🤔

While regionally, our Northeast region is still doing much, much better than the rest of the country, and Chester is doing much better than a few weeks ago, Harrisburg is still AT THE TOP of wastewater results for our region. Please respirator-up and be aware of social contacts in H-burg!: https://ibb.co/bHXf3SP

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:ms_arrow_right: Other Pathogens

🔴Mpox

There's....um...still quite a lot going on that's not SARS2.

Mpox has been declared a Public Health Emergency of international Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Org.

This is NOT...N O T the same beast as in 2022.

This is a different clade (Clade II) which is many times more deadly than the 2022 version.

Mpox Clade II has been separated out on WastewaterSCAN and you can see testing results for it there.: https://ibb.co/WDMzmjM

Yes there are some vaccines for it,: https://x.com/sailorrooscout/status/1824100811351244818

and they are both from smallpox as Mpox is in the same family and they are genetically similar enough to be cross-effective.

One is JYNNEOS (Imvanex, IMVAMUNE) which is non-replicating and pretty much safe for everyone. The ACTUAL smallpox vaccine is live virus which makes it...not really all that ideal because you have to be soooooo much more careful with it, but STILL effective for life as long as exposure remains low.

Mpox is not new and there are effective antivirals against it; however this clade is NEW and its high death rate is of concern.

We MUST ramp up vaccine production against this disease.

🔴H5N1

H5N1 is a version of Influenza A and is also separated out on WastewaterSCAN.: https://ibb.co/LZpj7pT

There are still new herds testing positive for H5N1 (Bird Flu/Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza/HPAI).

We MUST pull out all the stops and keep testing our food supply chain, especially pigs. Pigs are asymptomatic against H5N1 (which is like the woooooorst news I will probably learn this entire year) and yet they are the ideal mix of human-like and animal-like genomes that could trigger dangerous mutations.: https://ibb.co/HBNpXVW

DO NOT consume non-pasteurized dairy.

DO NOT consume undercooked meat and eggs (no dippy eggs, y'all!)

You might want to consider Ultra-Pasteurized dairy instead of "pasteurized" dairy and plant-based meat replacements.

🔴Cats have an especially VERY high death rate from H5N1, with end results similar to rabies (massive brain swelling and damage). Please keep your kitties indoors and away from dead birds.

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:ms_arrow_right: Fire/PM2.5

So far so good with wildfire smoke over here in PA. While most of Canada is enveloped in lower air quality, we are so far not in the windpath of it.

Keep those Corsi-Rosenthal boxes handy in case the wind takes a turn for the worst for us. Keeping windows tightly closed is good for wildfire smoke but terrible for pathogen control. CR boxes can make up for this loss of filteration!

Honestly, everyone should have a CR box at home, and every classroom should have one. Especially this winter.

:coronavirus: This winter is going to be...somethin'...if we don't do some source control NOW.

:canparrot: We can do this with some empathy and a LOT of source control!

Please have a safe Summer and upcoming Fall! ☀️🍁☀️

#COVID19 #COVID #COVIDisNotOver #SARS2PA
#Pennsylvania #PA #KP3 #S31Del

#Mpox #Wastewater

#H5N1 #HPAI

#pm2_5 #Fires #wildfires

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands
#VaccinesSaveLives #StayHomeIfSick !

#covid19 #covid #covidisnotover #sars2pa #pennsylvania #pa

SARS2PA @[email protected] · 2024-08-05 · 15:41 UTC

Good Morning SARS2PAians!

I hope you're staying cool. Or at least dehumidified in this murky summer air. 😖

Reminder: I'll try to be better "approving" posts on Reddit in the future. I've approved of all previous posts so they should be more accessible now. I apologize not doing this sooner, I had a whole six months of family emergencies (not COVID) and those details kinda got lost along the way.

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VOCs

Nationally, the fastest mover so far, KP.3.1.1, has taken over the top slot in the variant leaderboard between Friday and today.

Friday: https://ibb.co/3Cx513s
Today: https://ibb.co/QCx4LPW

Genetic shift and waning immunity is causing a substantial uptick in ED visits in most States on the Eastern half of the contiguous US.: https://ibb.co/SncRcpj

There are still no new variants on the horizon that can compete with KP.3.x.y. so far, but it is blazing fast and immune resistant due to genetic mutations.

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Wastewater

Nationally, levels are now HIGH on every monitoring site, and in most States. They're actaully pretty much even with what is usually a winter outbreak.

The wastewater levels by HHS region keep rising, though the Northeast is the lowest of all regions.: https://ibb.co/hmYGbJ8

Please consider wearing a quality respirator in enclosed rooms and crowded areas so we can get these numbers down.

Compared to other areas though Pennsylvania is doing well, well below national averag: https://ibb.co/N9SM8Rb

but the Harrisburg area is getting hit particularly hard right now.: https://ibb.co/JnYLNVx

JN.1/KP.2 vaccines are supposed to be available starting late this month or September for all major manufacturers (Pfizer, Moderna, Novavax).

:canparrot: PLEASE GET VACCINATED as soon as these are available.

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Other Issues

The fires in Canada and Western US are underway and spreading dangerous pollutants. PM2.5 levels are tolerable in PA right now, but remember respirators and Corsi-Rosenthal boxes will definitely help if things get out of control again.: https://ibb.co/ZhDFzvb

We are getting closer and closer to human-to-human transmission for H5N1, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI/H5N1).

:coronavirus: Please consider reducing dairy products in your diet and DO NOT drink or eat raw or undercooked animal products AT ALL.

:coronavirus: Consider moving up from "pasteurized" to "ultra-pasteurized" milk.

:coronavirus: Consider replacing meat with plant-based alternatives. (They can be delicious too!)

I hope we can cooperate NOW to make this winter healthy and safe for all of us.

We can prevent so much life, economic, and learning loss with jsut a little precaution and oding SOME form of source control.

Have a great (and dehumidified UGH) week! 🔥☀️🔥

#COVID19 #COVID #COVIDisNotOver #SARS2PA
#Pennsylvania #PA
#KP3 #S31Del

#HPAI #H5N1

#Wildfire #CanadianFires #FireMonitoring #PM2_5

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands
#VaccinesSaveLives #StayHomeIfSick !

#covid19 #covid #covidisnotover #sars2pa #pennsylvania #pa

CellBioNews @[email protected] · 2024-07-26 · 16:33 UTC

New study confirms #mammal_to_mammal #avian_flu spread.

#epidemiology #zoonotic #H5N1 #epizootic

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-mammal-avian-flu.html

#mammal_to_mammal #avian_flu #epidemiology #zoonotic #h5n1 #epizootic

SARS2PA @[email protected] · 2024-07-26 · 16:31 UTC

Good Morning/Afternoon SARS2PAians!

I apologize for not posting for a week or so. I'm taking care of a needy relative (not COVID) and honestly sometimes that absorbs A LOT of my time, entire mornings and sometimes entire days.

Again, also it's also harder to get accurate info about SARS2 as most virologists I follow are getting totally absorbed into the extremely concerning HPAI/H5N1/bird outbreak monitoring and advocacy.

I hope you're having a great Summer and have recovered from the heat waves! 🔥☀️🔥

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VOCs

KP.3.x.y is still making its way through the world, causing rising numbers wherever it goes.

Most of our current mutations travelling around are some form of KP.3.: https://ibb.co/R74xdfC

There are no upcoming mutations/lineages that can compete with it so far.

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Wastewater, +rate

WastewaterSCAN shows national levels as HIGH everywhere in the US.: https://ibb.co/n0Fgg28

🔴In fact, SARS2 is THE ONLY PATHOGEN right now on WWS that is considered at HIGH levels!!

Levels are increasing in our HHS region (Region 5, and in fact PA has some of the highest levels tested here.: https://ibb.co/phrHxDD

The PA Wastewater dashboard has levels increasing substantially in McKean County and West Chester.: https://ibb.co/Nngwjt2

The National +rate, despite abysmal levels of testing, is very high right now and is in fact higher than it was IN JANUARY this year.: https://ibb.co/1dxn41F

PA's rate continues to upwardly climb as KP.3's shifted mutations are highly capable of immune escape.: https://ibb.co/Jn1MJs4

🔴Vaccines should be out by the major manufacturers (Moderna, Pfizer, Novavax) very soon, either next month or September. PLEASE get vaccinated as soon as possible.

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H5N1

These are outbreaks continuing almost daily in US cattle and bird farms.

A cluster of poultry workers with H5N1 symptoms is being monitored in Colorado. This is the first time a CLUSTER of H5N1 has occurred. Ten cases in one month...compare this to 880 cases in the entire world over 21 years.

51 herds so far affected in Colorado, which is also the only the state that seems to care enough to start some methods of mandatory testing and developing a tracker tool for outbreaks.: https://ag.colorado.gov/animal-health/reportable-diseases/avian-influenza/hpai-in-dairy-cattle

There have been 173 nationwide herds affected with H5N1 so far.

There is sufficient evidence that H5N1 is now travelling mammal-to-mammal. This is really really very bad.: https://ibb.co/9wnP7vp

🔴PAians might want to consider some increased food safety practices:

Move up from "pasteurized" milk to "ultra-pasteurized".

Consider non-dairy food sources such as plant beverages and tofu.

Do not consume meat that is NOT fully cooked. Have steaks medium insread of rare or medium rare.

🔴DO NOT🔴 consume raw/unpasteurized dairy products.

Just don't.

Don't be That Guy™.

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Fire Monitoring

Fire season is very much underway. So far, we are not in the path of dangerous PM2.5 levels.: https://ibb.co/HXscYcF

As fires spread in Canada and Western US it's just as important to watch these levels as they have a detrimental effect on air quality and long-term respiratory health!

The same precautions work against SARS2, H5N1, and wildfore smoke. Wearing a quality respirator (at least a very well-fitted KN95/N95 and making sure fllters are a high enough grade help control all these potential respiratory hazards.

🔴If you MUST keep doors/windows closed due to fire, oppressive humidity or a heatwave, PLEASE get yourself some MERV filters, a box fan, and go build a Corsi-Rosenthal box. Controlling oppressive weather hazards and PM2.5 smoke by keeping houses tightly closed is totally antithetical to controlling SARS2.

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Between PM2.5 monitoring, COVID and H5N1, that's....a lot going on.😳

But the methods of prevention and source control are all THE SAME: quality respirators and MERV13 filters. :canparrot:

If we can keep SARS2 controlled enough during the summer, it will make for a much better, not-terrible Fall and Winter. But we must start controlling it NOW.

Hope you have a great weekend and again I apologize for dropping updates lately. ☀️☀️☀️

#COVID19 #COVID #COVIDisNotOver #SARS2PA
#Pennsylvania #PA
#KP3 #S31Del

#HPAI #H5N1

#Wildfire #CanadianFires #FireMonitoring #PM2_5

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands
#VaccinesSaveLives #StayHomeIfSick !

#covid19 #covid #covidisnotover #sars2pa #pennsylvania #pa

SARS2PA @[email protected] · 2024-05-03 · 16:34 UTC

Good Morning/Afternoon SARS2PAians!!

I hope you are enjoying this GORGEOUS Spring weather 💐💐💐

1/2 Update for May 3, 2024!

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:all_the_things: State of the Subreddit/Fediverse posts:

There's not much new to report for COVID right now except some closely watched new mutations, so basically TL;DR is that COVID levels are very very low, enjoy it but please keep source control safety always on the backburner.

So. I don't mean to only have this as a once-a-week thing but it's kind of turning into that. I also don't mean to have people waste their time checking in here if I don't post, but I'm always hesitant to call it a once-a-week-thing as COVID is so volatile and mutations can always manifest something very weird in a short amount of time.

I have no idea when info will be available so I'm keeping it a "twice-a-week thing", Monday and Friday but sometimes I just don't have enough info/anything new/time for a Monday, so Friday is always much better for a full post for me.

I hope you continue to find this informative useful and I suuuuuper apologize if you check in and I don't post. 🙏

But even better, go check out the links for yourself and follow people smarter than me for COVID stuff!

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VOCs

Nationally, JN.1 and JN.1.7 still at the top of the leaderboard. FLiRT variants JN.1.4 and KP.2 keeps chipping away at their lead.: https://ibb.co/JqWkBSD

KP.2 seems to be the fastest mover of the whole FLiRT mutation block and the one the virology world is keeping their eyes on.

In PA, we don't have KP.2 showing up on Rajnarayanan's Tableau site so far, whcih is good but we still have quite a few FLiRTs here.: https://ibb.co/vP5yH4G

In NY/NJ, we can see here KP.2 has climbed above all the other FLiRTs, is in 4th place at >8% and is right behind JN.1 now.: https://ibb.co/ZzLcRxJ

The WHO is now looking to JN.1 being the next mutation that will be the base of the newest COVID vaccine.: https://www.who.int/news/item/26-04-2024-statement-on-the-antigen-composition-of-covid-19-vaccines

🔴PLEASE GET VACCINATED if available. Don't be a tuff guy. Go get it.

Upcoming fast variants are KP.3 and JN.1.32👀, which are not FLiRTs but very fast. I have them highlighted in teal on the charts as they are both already up to almost 5% of national sequencing.

In PA, we have JN.1.32 in low but measurable amounts at a little over 3% of random sequencing and these two variants wil have to be watched.

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CDC

CDC has stopped requiring reporting COVID hospital admissions, hospital capacity or hospital occupancy data at the beginning of May. 🙄 This plus nowhere near enough testing and sequencing makes this....hard to keep up with the virus.

"Effective May 1, 2024, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 hospital admissions, hospital capacity, or hospital occupancy data to HHS through CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). CDC encourages ongoing, voluntary reporting of hospitalization data. Data voluntarily reported to NHSN after May 1, 2024, will be available starting May 10, 2024, at COVID Data Tracker Hospitalizations."

"The source of hospital information on the COVID Data Tracker home page will change from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) to COVID-NET. Instead of displaying national counts of new hospital admissions, it will show COVID-19 hospitalization rates per 100,000 people. More information on COVID-Net is available on COVID-NET Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 Hospitalizations."

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home 🙄

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Other Pathogens

WastewaterSCAN now has SARS2 as LOW! YEAH! :canparrot:

Also FluB and RSV! Woohoo! :canparrot:

Still HIGH though are FluA, Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), parainfluenza, and gastro bugs Noro and Rotavirus.: https://ibb.co/By0g9Xt

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H5N1 follows in second post......

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Wastewater #Pennsylvania #PA #JN1 #FluB #Influenza #Norovirus #HMPV #FLiRT #F456L #R346T #spike_r346t #spike_f456l

#H5N1 #CleanFeedNOW

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands #StayHomeIfSick !

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SARS2PA @[email protected] · 2024-04-26 · 17:10 UTC

Good Afternoon SARS2PAians!

I hope your spring is healthy and productive! 💐💐💐

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VOCs

Nationally, the most concerning variants are, as I posted last week, the FLiRT variants that have specific mutations enabling fast transfer. JN.1.4 and KP.2 are already almost at 10% of variant share but remember the amount of testing and sequencing right now is dismal and it makes everything harder to evaluate.: https://ibb.co/KDt0Bh4

FLiRT variants are highlighted in pink on my screenshot. Expect these to push further and further near the top in the next few weeks (and the CDC NOWCAST confirms this prediction.)

In PA, we still have a few FLiRTs here and you can already see them starting to move toward the top of the variant chart.: https://ibb.co/kc9CQyZ

In NY/NJ, FLiRTs KP.2, JN.1.4, JN.1.16.1, and JN.1.18 already account for ~20% of random sequencing.: https://ibb.co/TrcS9rW

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Wastewater

The GOOD news is COVID is stil fairly low; we've gone below the higher level of two years ago, and are at the lower level of last year at this time!: https://ibb.co/Q83BR3k

We still must watch to see if the FLiRT crew push this metric upwards.

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CDC

The new hospital admits map has changed. High increases all through Central PA excepting Centre Co. and also over tehre in Mercer Co. Philly and Pitt looking very good!: https://ibb.co/Xp8tCJV

The Inpatient Beds Map looks pretty good, some increases in McKean, Potter, and Cameron counties and also around Somerset and Cambria Cos.: https://ibb.co/fD7JYTf

ICU beds over all showing stability, with lots of counties in Central PA and the old coal region on the decrease! Some increases from Lycoming over to McKean though.: https://ibb.co/jMTdyCT

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NOWCAST

The CDC Nowcast is now including multiple fast-moving FLiRT variants in its tracking: KP.2, KP.1.1, KQ.1, JN.1.18.: https://ibb.co/wBY45FV

According to current estimates, these variants combined account for over a third of illnesses already.

These are moving FAST.

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NonSARS2 Pathogens

More good news: according to WastewaterSCAN, there are now lots of pathogens considered LOW nationally!

Just be warned that they are still showing HIGH in the Northeast, like FluB, which is LOW nationally but regionally still HIGH. Hopefully these numbers will lower even more as the Spring enables more outdoor/well ventilated activity.: https://ibb.co/vYGmTd1

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H5N1

H5N1 particles have been found in dairy milk, and are assumed to be inactivated due to the pasteurization process.

We MUST demand healthy cows, testing and tracking of sick herds, and transparency from the meat and dairy insustries.

This is not necessarily to keep H5N1 out of dairy products.

The more IMMINENT concern than being found in dairy milk is letting this thing percolate until it gains new mutations, whether to infect swine or enable human-to-human transfer.: https://ibb.co/FVbNnky

Some things you can do that are obviously proactive and not panicking about this:

🔴Demand clean feed for cattle and swine.

🔴Demand transparent testing, tracing of cattle illness.

🔴Demand high levels of sampling and sequencing of sick herds.

🔴AVOID raw dairy products. Seriously, people, DO NOT contribute to this thing by consuming raw dairy products, even if your State allows its sale (and Pennsylvania DOES as far as I know!)

🔴Try ultra-pasteurized milk, it's the most common milk sold in European countries.

Here's a nifty guide that compares pasteurized/ultra-pasteurized/UHT (ultra high temperature) methods of treating dairy products:

https://www.britannica.com/technology/pasteurization

🔴Avoid undercooked or rare meats. Meats must be heated to 162 degrees for at least 15 seconds to destroy pathogens like tuberculosis.

🔴Switch to providers that are not battery farms and practice humane farming. This is NOT just to be kind to animals (although that's a huge bonus), it is PRACTICAL and keeping herds not densely packed will lessen disease transmission. So far, H5N1 has a 50% kill rate even in non-bird species and we MUST keep outbreaks of it controlled.

I hope you have a FANTASTIC, well-ventilated, healthy and fun Spring!! 💐💐💐

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Wastewater #Pennsylvania #PA #JN1 #FluB #Influenza #Norovirus #HMPV #FLiRT #F456L #R346T #spike_r346t #spike_f456l

#H5N1 #CleanFeedNOW

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands #StayHomeIfSick !

#covid #covid19 #sars2pa #cdc #covidisnotover #wastewater

SARS2PA @[email protected] · 2024-04-12 · 17:07 UTC

Good Afternoon SARS2PAians!

I hope you had a clear and safe view of the eclipse on Tuesday!!! 🌗🌘🌑

I hope you also have a great and safe Spring now that warmer weather is finally here! 💐💐💐
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VOCs

Nothing much new to report on new variants (which is why I didn't post on Monday...absolutely nothing was updated at all...wastewater, CDC, variants, etc.).

JN.1 and JN.1.4 still at the top of the leaderboard.

The fastest two variants now in the US are JN.1.18 and KP.2 (which is a descendant of JN.1.11.1) and though the two are making gains every update, they don't seem to be near as fast as JN.1 was.: https://ibb.co/zFNhBF7

There are no new imminently concerning variants on the horizon right now.

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Wastewater

National level is still MEDIUM on WastewaterSCAN but we're now approaching where we were at this time last year. Still a ways to go to get to LOW levels but at least it isn't going up for now.: https://ibb.co/yR8ttZ1

Wastewater is showing SARS2 actually increasing in the UPark area.:https://ibb.co/K2MWY4G

PLEASE use quality respirators, be aware of social contacts, and KEEP THE AIR CLEAN!

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Other Pathogens

WastewaterSCAN has us at MEDIUM for SARS2 but there's still a LOOOOOT out there that is HIGH.: https://ibb.co/R6R5jDM

FluA, FluB, Human Metapneumovirus(HMPV) and gastro pathogens Norovirus and Rotavirus are still HIGH nationally.

In PA, the highest by far is Noro, but also FluA and FluB is very high.

Wear respirators to control SARS2 and WASH THOSE HANDSIES to control the gastro stuff! 👐

UPark has got some work to do with pathogen control. Levels are going up/lagging behind on handling SARS2, FluA, FluB, HMPV, Noro.: https://ibb.co/YcvPpJg

Please get a handle of this stuff, UPark.

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H5N1

A condensed version of the current state of H5N1:

H5N1 IS NOT NEW.

So far, the only human cases of contracting H5N1 are through direct contact with infected animals.

So far, scientists are still unsure of how H5N1 affects cattle. THIS IS in fact, NEW.

🔴Cattle cases have been found in 8 states.: https://ibb.co/YcvPpJg

The vast majority are in Texas. 40% of Panhandle cattle have been infected, and that area produces 82% of Texas' milk. This is LOTS of room for new mutations to develop.: https://ibb.co/yFr2Rm1

New Mexico
Idaho
North Carolina
Ohio
Michigan
Kansas
South Dakota.

These states are not in the paths of migratory birds so contaminated FEED is suspected. The feed is contaminated by practices that are LEGAL in the US but BANNED in Canada and Europe....mainly, feeding bird waste to cattle.

🔴 Feed for swine was DEREGULATED in 2018 and MUST be re-regulated to protect swine from H5N1. They are genetically similar to humans and can easily percolate a mutation that spreads to humans.: https://ibb.co/NxdSJm7

🔴 Feed for all farm animals must be regulated and animal waste must be kept out of farm animal food.

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Like COVID, H5N1 has the ability to gain new mutations from new hosts. THIS IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT.

Some things to watch for that are NOT CURRENT but are progressively bad:

--Cattle-to-cattle transmission proven.

--Contaminant-to-swine (pigs) develop.

--Swine-to-Human acquired.

--Human-to-human transmisison proven.

The first three have to somehow happen before the fourth happens. None of these things seem to be imminent but that progression will mirror pathogens like Spanish Flu.

I keep spending a lot of time on this because I cannot stress enough that H5N1 in humans has a 50% kill (case fatality) rate so far. A vaccine does exist for H5N1 for both humans and birds, but the human version is not stored in mass quantities for now.

Some things we can do together to lessen the chances of allowing H5N1 to mutate:

🔴 Lobby for CLEAN animal feed for swine, cattle, and fowl.

🔴 Buy dairy products from smaller, more humane farms. Grass-fed cattle and free-range chicken eggs are more expensive, but better than battery farming products where thousands of animals are squeezed together.

🔴 Buy ultra-pasteurized dairy products (most of our cream is ultra pasteurized anyway).

🔴 Insist that farm birds are vaccinated against H5N1.

🔴 I can't stress enough that farm feed must be HUMANE and REGULATED. This is not political, this is literally to stop a highly pathogenic disease from becoming capable of infecting humans.

Contaminated cattle feed is exactly how the prion infection called Mad Cow Disease begun.

Clean feed and happy farm animals make better, cleaner, and healthier products!

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There are always simple things we can all do to prevent the possibility of dangerous pathogen mutations!

Source control is the most important part to keeping life, learning, and financial loss to a minimum.

I hope you all continue to have a great Spring! 💐💐💐

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Pennsylvania #PA #JN1 #KP2 #FluA #FluB #Influenza #Norovirus #Rotavirus #H5N1 #HMPV

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #StayHomeIfSick !

#covid #covid19 #sars2pa #cdc #covidisnotover #pennsylvania

SARS2PA @[email protected] · 2024-04-05 · 21:13 UTC

Good Afternoon SARS2PAians!!

I hope you're having an awesome Spring.💐💐💐 Hoping for clear weather for everyone in the path of the eclipse on Tuesday!! 🌗🌘🌑

1/2

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VOCs

Nationally, JN.1, JN.1.4, and JN.1.7 in the top three usual lead slots.: https://ibb.co/pJmbmTW

But JN.1.18 and KP.2 are moving up rather quickly.

In PA, a mixed bag of non-top-leaderboard variants, but sequencing/sampling is getting abysmally low which means predicions are lessening in reliability.: https://ibb.co/chKkY7W

We MUST make sure enough samples are in the hands of viral geneticists so they can make informed models of virus activity.
Wastewater

Nationally, wastewater SARS2 material continuing to lessen, creating a Spring lull.: https://ibb.co/1R24tHp

In PA, all sheds that report to BIOBOT either match national levels or are on the way there. Bucks a bit high, still has some source control to do and they are well on their way to matching the rest of the sheds.: https://ibb.co/PtjWcky

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CDC:

Wow. Lots of statewide increases in new hospital admits. Looks like either a steep decrease OR a steep increase with very few counties in-between.: https://ibb.co/pz6qsvv

Increases are in the Northwest corner by Erie, Southwest corner by Greene Co., int he center of the State from Franklin/Fulton all up through Centre and over to Jefferson. Pike all the way down through the old coal region to Lancaster experiencing increases across the board.

The Inpatient Bed map looks relatively calm, though, very steady. Hopefully this new wave of hospital admits will not contribute to this....but I dunno.: https://ibb.co/CpyPwHt

ICU use holding rather steafdy throughout PA but substantial increases around Mifflin, Juniata and Huntingdon Cos.: https://ibb.co/M5Jg52b

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Non-SARS2 stuff

RSV has been downgraded to LOW natinally on WastewaterSCAN.

COVID-19 is still MEDIUM.

Respiratory pathogens FluA, FluB, Human Metapneumovrus and Parainfluenza are still HIGH.

Gastro viruses Rotavirus and Norovirus remain HIGH too.

Of these, FluA, FluB and Noro seem to be highest in PA sheds.

Noro is still taking waaaaaaaay off in the Harrisburg area.: https://ibb.co/Qkp0nw8

Same with FluB, going almost vertical near Harrisburg.: https://ibb.co/85vYfkp

FluA levels are still not coming down near UPark.: https://ibb.co/T4ZBVkz

The source control methods for respiratory infections are all the same!

:ms_arrow_right: Clean the air.
:ms_arrow_right: Wear quality respirators in HIGH level areas and in places where veltilation is poor.
:ms_arrow_right: Be aware of social contacts.

The mitigations for Noro mostly depend on mindful handwashing WITH soap and water for 20 seconds. Don't depend on hand sanitizer or gloves to control Noro.

Gloves can be depended on a bit tooooooo much (though yes medically they are beneficial, I'm NOT saying ditch gloves) and do not take the place of handwashing. Noro is very resistant to alcohol.

I'll continue with H5N1 in the follow-up post.

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Pennsylvania #PA #JN1 #JN1_4 #KP2 #FluA #FluB #Influenza #Norovirus #Noro #Rotavirus #H5N1 #HMPV

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #StayHomeIfSick !!!

#covid #covid19 #sars2pa #cdc #covidisnotover #pennsylvania

SARS2PA @[email protected] · 2024-04-01 · 16:03 UTC

Update for 4/1/2024!

Good April Morning SARS2PAians!

I hope your spring is healthy. 💐💐💐

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VOCs

JN.1 and JN.1.4 stil dominate the leaderboard, but scientists are especially watching a groiup of new mutations including JN.1.18, JN.1.13, KP.2, JN.1.16, and KQ.1.: https://ibb.co/6RvHcZR

Some of these are moving FAST despite the already-very-fast mutations on the landscape.

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Wastewater

We've reached a level of SARS2 material in wastewater low enough to match previous years (2020, 2021.): https://ibb.co/DMyG0k4

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CDC

Quite a lot of counties with new hospital admits, especially the Western half of the State. The Southwest corner by Greene Co and from Centre on over to Erie Co and Jefferson are HIGH on the newest chart.: https://ibb.co/m6KYR0Z

The Inpatient Beds chart looks good except for some increases in Lawrence and around Cameron Cos.: https://ibb.co/SPm1wJt

The ICU bed chart looks very good! Most counties are having decreases! However some increases up by Pike Co and significant increases in Franklin and Fulton Cos.:https://ibb.co/sKdK54P

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Research

Tuberculosis after recovering from COVID-19 is becoming more common.: https://ibb.co/ZxZ7kHY

Reactivation of underlying pathogens is NOT NEW. We know this factually from the chicken pox/shingles pathogen.

Also, measles is known to reset the ENTIRE immune system and bring protection from everything down to zero, potentially leaving reactivation of underlying pathogens, which is by levels of magnitude more complex than the physical disability it can cause and makes it imperative that you **VACCINATE YOUR KIDS**.: https://ibb.co/cbFXrRw

Again: NONE of this is brand new, and COVID19 along with other known pathogens, seems to potentially weaken the immune system enough to reactivate underlying pathogens.

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Non-SARS2 Pathogens

COVID and RSV thankfully have been downgraded on WastewaterSCAN to "Medium" and "low" respectively.: https://ibb.co/k2SpgLR

However, quite a number of pathogens are still ranking in the HIGH level: FluA, FluB, Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) and the gastro pathogens Norovirus and Rotavirus are still out there.

HMPV often presents with a rash and is related to RSV:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/human-metapneumovirus.html
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22443-human-metapneumovirus-hmpv

The prevention for all these respiratory diseses is the same!

Be conscious of crowds.

Wear a mask in places with low air filtration.

Keep the air clean!

Stay home if you are sick!

For norovirus and rotavirus, it's important to wash hands with soap and warm water for 20sec.

:ms_arrow_right: DO NOT depend on gloves and hand sanitizer to control Norovirus, the particles are very resistant to alcohol.

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H5N1

Nothing above here has scientists sitting up at attention right now except one thing: H5N1 bird flu.

H5N1 has jumped to dairy cattle (after infecting numerous other species such as seals, fox, deer, etc.), has been found in cattle in TX, KS, MI, NM, and now Idaho.: https://ibb.co/1JgGY2v

Before now, almost all transmission was bird-to-other-species. "Cow-to-cow transmission cannot be ruled out" and will be a disaster for the food supply if not controlled.: https://ibb.co/mDKVZ7R

There is resistance amongst dairy farmers in the US and in Europe to get their cattle tested.

The absolute worst case scenario is if it "makes the leap" to pigs. That means, if genetically it mutates (like COVID-19 is doing) to be able to:

---Infect pigs.

---Gain capability of pig-to-pig transmission.

The genetic "leap" from bird to mammals was very large, and will also be the "leap" from cattle to pig.....but the "leap" from pigs and ferrets to humans after that will be really, really small.

This would be the same route the Spanish Flu took 106 years ago: Birds -> pigs -> humans.

It is...really not a good time to consume unpasteurized, raw dairy products.

:ms_arrow_right: I'm spending a lot of words on this because so far, this thing has a ****50% kill rate******. That is, 1 out of every 2 people who contract H5N1 will die.

I don't know what else to say. We MUST push for thorough farm testing, biosecurity, and intense transmission research.

Stay safe, I hope you had a GREAT holiday, and don't forget to use some form of source control in your daily adventures! 💐

#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Pennsylvania #PA #JN1 #JN1_4 #KP2 #FluA #FluB #Influenza #Norovirus #Noro #Rotavirus #H5N1 #HMPV

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #StayHomeIfSick !!!

#covid #covid19 #sars2pa #cdc #covidisnotover #pennsylvania

CellBioNews @[email protected] · 2024-03-13 · 16:50 UTC

The next #pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s #wildlife

#conservation #HPAI #H5N1 #epizootic #panzootic

https://theconversation.com/the-next-pandemic-its-already-here-for-earths-wildlife-222306

#pandemic #wildlife #conservation #hpai #h5n1 #epizootic

Giuseppe Michieli @[email protected] · 2023-12-27 · 10:12 UTC

#Romania - High pathogenicity avian #influenza #H5N1 viruses (#poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification, #WOAH: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5427 #epizootic #panzootic #zoonoses #veterinary

#romania #influenza #h5n1 #poultry #woah #epizootic

Giuseppe Michieli @[email protected] · 2023-12-26 · 16:16 UTC

#Japan - #Influenza A #H5N1 viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds {peregrine #falcon}) (2017-) - Immediate notification, #WOAH: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5426 #epizootic #panzootic #zoonoses #veterinary

#japan #influenza #h5n1 #falcon #woah #epizootic

Giuseppe Michieli @[email protected] · 2023-12-26 · 16:15 UTC

#Moldova - #Influenza A #H5N1 viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild #birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification, #WOAH: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5425 #epizootic #panzootic #zoonoses #veterinary

#moldova #influenza #h5n1 #birds #woah #epizootic

Giuseppe Michieli @[email protected] · 2023-12-22 · 17:00 UTC

#Moldova - #Influenza A #H5N1 viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild #birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification, #WOAH: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5421 #epizootic #panzootic #zoonoses #veterinary

#moldova #influenza #h5n1 #birds #woah #epizootic

Giuseppe Michieli @[email protected] · 2023-12-22 · 16:59 UTC

#Moldova - #Influenza A #H5N1 viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild #birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification, #WOAH: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5422 #epizootic #panzootic #zoonoses #veterinary

#moldova #influenza #h5n1 #birds #woah #epizootic

Giuseppe Michieli @[email protected] · 2023-12-22 · 16:58 UTC

#Poland - High pathogenicity avian #influenza #H5N1 viruses (#poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification, #WOAH: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5423 #epizootic #panzootic #zoonoses #veterinary

#poland #influenza #h5n1 #poultry #woah #epizootic

Giuseppe Michieli @[email protected] · 2023-12-20 · 16:33 UTC

#Hungary - High pathogenicity avian #influenza #H5N1 viruses (#poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification, #WOAH: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5416 #epizootic #panzootic #zoonoses #veterinary

#hungary #influenza #h5n1 #poultry #woah #epizootic

Giuseppe Michieli @[email protected] · 2023-12-20 · 15:59 UTC

#Poland - High pathogenicity avian #influenza #H5N1 viruses (#poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification, #WOAH: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5414 #epizootic #panzootic #zoonoses #veterinary

#poland #influenza #h5n1 #poultry #woah #epizootic

Giuseppe Michieli @[email protected] · 2023-12-19 · 17:23 UTC

#Moldova - #Influenza A #H5N1 viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild #birds) (2017-) - Immediate notification, #WOAH: https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5412 #wildlife #epizootic #zoonoses #veterinary

#moldova #influenza #h5n1 #birds #woah #wildlife

Lady A 🐾🎶😷 @[email protected] · 2023-08-01 · 08:54 UTC

#Esittely suomeksi
#Introduction in English is right below the Finnish one.

🐕🐾🐈🐾🐹🐾🐈🐾🐕

Hei, olen Lady A. Nimi juontaa juurensa vuosien takaiseen harrastukseen Suomen keskiaikaseurassa (SCA), jossa nimeni oli Arianwen.
Eräs ystäväni tapasi kutsua minua nimellä Lady A ja se tarttuikin mukaan lähes kaikkeen virtuaalimaailmassa ja vähän muuallakin.

Harrastan mm. kirjoittamista, lukemista, elokuvia (fantasia , scifi, historialliset... ei kauhua.) tietokonepelejä, lautapelejä, metsäkävelyjä, joogaa, leipomista ja musiikin kuuntelua sekä pianon soittamista sen verran kuin omaishoitajan arki antaa myöden. Olen kolmen neurokirjolaisen äiti, kahden omaishoitaja. Omaishoitaja olen ollut vuodesta 2018 alkaen.

Kesäisin keskityn #puutarha'an ja #kasvihuone'eseen, joissa kasvaa kukkien lisäksi osa perheeni ruuasta. Talvisin on enemmän aikaa leipoa ja muutenkin viettää aikaa keittiössä. Keittiön nurkassa asusteleekin #taikinajuuri.
Tykkään omavaraistelusta ja itse tehdystä.

Haaveilen, että oppisin ompelemaan ja virkkaamaan paremmin. Neulomisesta en uskalla enää tänä päivänä edes haaveilla, se ei tunnu olevan minua varten. 😅

Minua kiinnostaa kovasti #ilmastonmuutos ja #luomu, #historia (etenkin #holokausti, antiikin Kreikka, Rooma ja Egypti sekä #keskiaika).
Lasten diagnoosien myötä kasvoi kiinnostus entisestään näihin: #AutismiKirjo, #ADHD, #TourettenSyndrooma ja #OCD.
Olen aina ollut kiinnostunut erilaisista epidemioista ja kulkutaudeista, joten luonnollisestikin myös #Covid19 ja #LongCovid sekä #H5N1 ovat mielenkiintoisia.

On aina mukava oppia uutta!

Minulla on #lukihäiriö, joten pahoittelen jo etukäteen mahdollisia kirjoitusvirheitä ja muita kummallisuuksia.

Perheeseeni kuuluu lasten lisäksi aviomies, mummi, koira, rescue-kissa ja 2 gerbiiliä

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Hi, I'm Lady A.

I used to be part of the #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism (#SCA) and my name there was Arianwen. A friend of mine gave me the name Lady A and ever since then it has been my name in the virtual world and sometimes elsewhere too.

In my free time I like to write stories, read books, watch movies (fantasy, scifi, historical... absolutely no horror), play computer- and board games, and I always enjoy a stroll in the forest. I also enjoy listening to music and playing piano. Sadly my free time is a bit scarce since I have three special needs children.

During the summer time I spend quite much time in the garden. I like to grow flowers and vegetables. During the winter time I enjoy baking a lot and I have a keen interest in sourdough bread. I also spend time with my dog and rescue cat.

I'm very interested in #ClimateChange #OrganigFood and #history especially #holocaust #AncienGreek #AncientRome #AncientEgypt and #MedievalTimes.
Because of my children's diagnosis I'm very interested in #AutismSpectrum #ADHD #TouretteSyndrome and #OCD.

I've always been very interested in different sorts of epidemics so naturally I'm also very interested in #Covid19 and also #LongCovid. 😷 Now also about the #birdflu #H5N1

I love learning new things!

I'm #dyslexic so I apologise beforehand the possible spelling errors and other oddities.

My family consists of my children, my husband and the children's grandmother. We also have a dog (kleinspitz), a rescue cat and two gerbils.

I toot mostly in Finnish and in English but sometimes also in rusty Swedish and even rustier Germany.

#esittely #introduction #puutarha #kasvihuone #taikinajuuri #ilmastonmuutos