2024 is 33% complete.

This would be a tragedy in the midst of a widespread outbreak of high path avian flu in dairy cows. We’re flying blindly now as it is, it would be a total solar eclipse if Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH allows CDC CDC Flu to halt this reporting now.

The White House Secretary Xavier Becerra please don’t let

Colorado reports its first outbreak of H5N1 bird flu at a dairy farm, raising the U.S. total to 34

A quick update: Academics who went looking for genetic traces of H5N1 in store-bought milk from 10 US states found it in nearly 40% of samples. FDA's own investigation, which aims to be a 'large representative national sample,' has found evidence of H5N1 in 20% of milk products.

Colombia becomes first country to restrict US beef due to bird flu in dairy cows flutrackers.com/forum/forum/un… h/t Pathfinder #H5N1

Cookies and a big cold glass of HPAI genetic material. No worries.

statnews.com/2024/04/23/h5n…

Contaminated meat likely source of #avian flu that killed bush dogs in UK zoo, preprint suggests

The researchers urge caution in feeding shot wild birds to captive carnivores during outbreaks in wild birds.

cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenz…

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There is now a cover. Asymptomatic is available for pre-order, forthcoming from Hopkins Press October 22, 2024.

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Article - US: ' #H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but FDA says commercial milk supply appears safe', by Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 & others flutrackers.com/forum/forum/th… h/t Mary Wilson

This isn't good, folks.
I'm not worried about H5N1 transmission to humans (yet) but the Dept. of Agriculture pathetic lack of transparency, how long it took for the genomes to be released, lack of testing asymptomatic cattle......
All detracts from 'confidence'

20 years ago today NEJM published massive SARS1 outbreak and a perspective on airborne transmission. Have we learned our lesson? Will Precautionary Principle & transparent comms guide us next time? H5N1? Linsey Marr https://www.threads.net/@linseycmarr Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. zeynep tufekci Richard Corsi, PhD, PE (Texas) David Fisman nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

.Dept. of Agriculture has posted 239 genetic sequences related to the current #H5N1 #birdflu outbreaks in dairy cattle. Sequences from: cattle, cats, chickens, skunk, racoon, grackle, blackbird, and goose. aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…

3 more dairy herds have been confirmed to have cows infected with #H5N1 #birdflu . Texas, Kansas & Michigan each notched up one more infected herd. National total is now 32.
Seems to be a 2-3 day lag between lab confirmation & posting by Dept. of Agriculture.
aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…

The total number of confirmed #H5N1 #birdflu outbreaks in dairy cows has risen to 29. Another herd identified in Michigan.
(My chart, Dept. of Agriculture data)
And my latest story: statnews.com/2024/04/18/h5n…