Raj Rajnarayanan on X: "@JPWeiland Yes, here are the HA mutations (similar mutational pattern in blackbird, common grackle, dairy cattle and human) from the available H5N1 Avian Flu Clade 2.3.4.4b sequences from Texas https://t.co/KV1pCx5yAN" / X

Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 on X: "7/ H5N1 cow🐄infections have been reported from Michigan, Kansas, New Mexico & Texas. There's also a presumptive case in Idaho. This is moderately concerning because when a virus jumps into a new species, it evolves & adapts to that new host species. https://t.co/rI9RJlJWhx" / X

Tests confirm avian flu on New Mexico dairy farm; probe finds cats positive