Genius1111 Posted August 15 Author Posted August 15 Could bird flu become a pandemic? CDC assesses risk (statnews.com) The new assessment, developed using the CDC's influenza risk assessment tool or IRAT, gauged the risk the virus might someday cause a pandemic at 5.79, up from a previous score of 5.12 from an assessment of a related virus conducted in April 2023. Both numbers are within what the CDC tool terms a "moderate" risk of 4.0 to 7.9. Some swine influenza viruses and the H7N9 bird flu virus have scored higher than this version of H5N1 using the IRAT process.
Genius1111 Posted August 15 Author Posted August 15 Avian Flu Spreads to 23 Mammal Species: Cats Emerging as Major Concern (downtoearth.org.in) The pre-print paper explained that felines feed on dead wild birds and hence "may serve as a host for avian influenza virus adaptation to mammals." Previous studies have shown feline-to-feline experimental transmission. "Domestic cats are a popular human companion animal and thus provide a potential pathway for zoonotic spillover of avian influenza viruses to humans," the paper stated. From 2004 to 2024, the highest number of infections in domestic cats was reported in 2023. The rise in infection cases coincided with the latest clade spreading among mammals. The study discovered that the current strain of H5N1 caused a 67 per cent fatality rate and that cats were also susceptible to infection from other cats. Over a 20-year period, the researchers investigated approximately 486 avian flu virus infections in felines and discovered 249 deaths from the disease.
Genius1111 Posted August 15 Author Posted August 15 Roundup: 23 species of mammals found infection of H5 bird flu in U.S. outbreak-Xinhua (news.cn) The outbreak of H5 bird flu in the United States has showed up in more animal species, including 23 species of mammals, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The department's website tracking the virus updated Tuesday that Influenza A, also known as HPAI, Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu H5N1, had been detected in many mammals, such as deer mouse, house mouse, desert cottontail, prairie vole, raccoon, striped skunk, red fox, mountain lion, bobcat and black bear.
Genius1111 Posted August 15 Author Posted August 15 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-inactive-bird-flu-virus-dairy.html One in six dairy products in U.S. retail stores contained signs of inactive bird flu virus this summer, regulators said, slightly lower than the numbers seen in a different survey when the pathogen was first found in the nation's dairy herds. None of the 167 samples, which included milk, ice cream, hard cheese, butter, cream cheese and aged raw milk cheese, contained viable H5N1 bird flu virus, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. The results show pasteurized dairy remains safe to consume. It was the second FDA survey, after the first in April found inactive viral particles in one fifth of sampled dairy products. The latest effort tested a wider array of foods from more states, leading the FDA to caution that the results may not be directly comparable.
Genius1111 Posted September 7 Author Posted September 7 3 hours ago, Vermillion said: And so it begins. @Genius1111 Well it's over for us homo sapiens. 1
Genius1111 Posted November 10 Author Posted November 10 1 minute ago, Vermillion said: @Genius1111 And both the US and Canada are going to have right wing governments next year.
CandyCoatedClouds Posted November 29 Posted November 29 So torn between wanting the idiots to drink raw milk because of darwinism vs not wanting them to feed it to their children and endangering others getting sick. 2
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