Bird flu spreads cow-to-cow and to one human in Texas

[Omaha Steve]

Last edited Tue Apr 2, 2024, 01:27 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: Nebraska Examiner

By: Jared Strong - April 2, 2024 11:33 am

Texas cows are believed to have directly transmitted an avian flu to other cows and one person, according to state agriculture and health officials.

The new evidence of mammal-to-mammal transmissions of a virus that is highly infectious and deadly for domestic birds is a troubling development in the yearslong outbreak. Research published last month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the occurrences need to be closely monitored to prevent a potential health crisis.

The “virus may be changing and adapting to infect mammals,” researchers concluded. “Continuous surveillance is essential to mitigate the risk for a global pandemic.”

The Texas Department of State Health Services announced the human infection Monday. The person worked closely with dairy cows that are thought to be infected, and he was likely infected directly by them.


So far, no cows in Iowa or Nebraska have been reported to be infected with avian flu. (Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch)


Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/04/02/bird-flu-spreads-cow-to-cow-and-to-one-human-in-texas/

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Also see this story: https://omaha.com/news/state-regional/nebraska-restricts-dairy-cattle-movement-because-of-bird-flu-in-herds-in-other-states/article_583848a0-4835-5030-9cd1-e4895ebd0b32.html

[Warpy]

1. Part of the 1918 flu genome was from the 1872 equine flu

that killed so mnny hoses it led to a large recession and almost allowed the entire city of Boston to burn down, fire equipment had to be dragged to the site by dozens of strong men since the horses were ill or dead.

This might not be The Big One quite yet, but it looks like it's mutating rapidly and will be here sooner rather than later.

[Mollyann]

2. Red heifers

And here we are sending red heifers to Israel.

[PlutosHeart]

3. You beat me to it but

it is TX hard right Evangelicals sending them to be slaughtered in view of the large mosque to provoke Armageddon.