Bird flu detected at central Victorian egg farm | theguardian.com
"Bird flu has been detected at an egg farm near Meredith in central Victoria, but authorities are yet to determine if it is the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain."
When H5N1 goes off the rails as it almost certainly will in the not-too-distant future, who do you want to be in charge of the country?
Competent leaders and scientists or a clown show. Because this stuff is not a joke.
A new unreviewed preprint is ringing alarm bells about the possibility of human to human transmission coming from cows. (Similar to the problem with pigs.) It's not good.
We're thankful for scientists who are working to keep Americans safe from #BirdFlu, that's currently infecting dairy cattle:
"Move over, wastewater. Store-bought milk could be another way to track the bird flu outbreak in cows.
Scientists have managed to generate a full genetic sequence of #H5N1#birdflu from store-bought milk, suggesting commercial milk products could be a way to monitor the outbreak in cows, given the lack of cooperation from dairy farmers.
Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, #Michigan’s largest #egg producer, says it will lay off 400 employees in Ionia County as it deals with [the economic results of] an outbreak of #BirdFlu [in farm animals].
@SallyStrange@aral@lhgmk2@Kierkegaanks
🎵 Home, home on the range
Where the cows and the chickens share hay
Where seldom is heard
A pandemic-precaution-ist word
And denial keeps the inspectors at bay! 🎵
#Migrant workers face disproportionate risk, compared to general population. According to Amy Liebman, chief program officer Migrant Clinicians Network, these workers make up the bulk of the agricultural and food processing industries. They also are more likely to lack affordable access to health care, and may hesitate to report symptoms if it means not working.