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"Worth reiterating that H5N1 has never behaved like this."
Also true for the brain.

The pronounced neurotropism of the current #H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b is highlighted by high viral loads in the brain and minimal or no viral presence in the lungs. There was a shift in virus behavior. shorturl.at/wVyRT
December 26, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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I hope every person who says “it’s not human to human!” as a way of downplaying bird flu risk will take the time to read Julia’s piece.

We need to stop playing with fire - we’re going to get burned.

Also the birds & cows deserve better than what we’re doing to them.
Illogical quarantines. Optional testing. You-do-you PPE.

The H5N1 outbreak on dairy farms could have been ended with swift action months ago. Instead, officials deployed the COVID playbook. Now, we’re a mutation away from disaster:

www.thegauntlet.news/p/bidens-usd...
Biden's USDA Let H5N1 Spread. Now Bird Flu is a Loaded Gun in Trump's Hands
The Biden Administration never had any plan to control the H5N1 outbreak on dairy farms; now, it's spreading widely in a country ill equipped to understand or control airborne disease.
www.thegauntlet.news
December 26, 2024 at 10:00 PM