Welcome news from CDC CDC Flu. These timely updates will help to inform us of their latest data and guidance related to #H5N1 outbreak. This report was first to inform us of the antiviral drug resistant virus isolated from one of the cows. Very imp data. Progress. 🙏

In the face of ever expanding outbreak of #H5N1, no increase in sequence data sharing to track the evolution of the virus. Most virus data from mid March, latest from 1st week April. April 6 last seq from Michigan, yet 4 more farms affected. How has the virus changed in the

H5N1 bird flu found at 6 more dairy farms, including 4 in Michigan, 1 in Idaho and 1 in Colorado. This raises the total number of outbreaks on dairy farms in the U.S. to 42.

“It seems that these viruses must have some kind of ‘special sauce’ that has allowed them to find ways to persistently spread, evolve, and cause what appear to be increasingly serious problems in both wildlife and domesticated animals,” statnews.com/2024/05/09/bir…

Have to do better than this

With #H5N1 #birdflu spreading amongst dairy cows, one of the most important things to think about right now is what would need to happen for this virus to actually start a pandemic. I'm on a train, so a brief thread...

H5N1 bird flu found at 4 more dairy farms, including 2 in Michigan, 1 in Idaho and 1 in Texas. This raises the total number of outbreaks at dairy farms in the U.S. to 46.

Big shout out to Adi Narahari and Ani Chandrabhatla!

After much worry about IT outages, here’s what I saw in the MICU: - More efficient rounds - More time at the bedside - More time face to face with nurses, RTs, and unit coordinators - No major safety events EMRs are great. But it’s also important to remember how they limit us.

Saw these two The New York Times articles side by side this morning 😞

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While I’m doomscrolling my wife drove a young woman to the polls just now. And that’s exactly the energy we need today. Black women, y’all. 🖤

Sadly, I’m not surprised. An absolutely irresponsible nomination.

We all want a healthier world; RFK Jr isn’t the answer. The playing field is now completely changed. Instead of pushing the needle forward toward a healthier society, it’s now more about keeping it from moving backward. We have our work cut out for us.

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