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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdCast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdCast</span></a> Migration Info (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://birdcast.info/migration-tools/live-migration-maps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">birdcast.info/migration-tools/</span><span class="invisible">live-migration-maps/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdMigrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdMigrations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StarlingMigrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarlingMigrations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDCCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDCCensorship</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>New <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> variant found in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DairyCattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DairyCattle</span></a>. Can <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> be transmitted to humans? </p><p>According to the the US Department of Agriculture, this is the first ever detection of this bird flu virus variant in dairy cattle.</p><p>by Jonathan Limehouse, February 6, 2025, updated February 7, 2025</p><p>"The variant of bird flu that killed a Louisiana resident has now been found in dairy cows. Until now, the human cases of bird flu traced to cattle have been mild, mostly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EyeInfections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EyeInfections</span></a>.</p><p>"But the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that a strain previously found only in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WildBirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildBirds</span></a> has turned up in dairy herds in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nevada</span></a> ‒ raising concerns that future human infections could be more serious.</p><p>"Bird flu has triggered a nationwide egg shortage and price hikes in recent months, as infected chickens had to be put to death. It has also coursed through dairy farms in 16 states since last March, according to the USDA, reducing milk production. More than 60 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmworkers</span></a> on both dairy and poultry farms have been infected since then, all of whom recovered.</p><p>"But one Louisiana resident died last month after contracting bird flu from a backyard flock. That person, who was older and chronically ill, but not otherwise identified, was infected with the D.1.1 variant now seen in the Nevada cows. A Canadian teenager hospitalized with bird flu in November was also infected with D.1.1.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/D11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>D11</span></a> is common among the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/starlings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starlings</span></a> that migrate through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nevada</span></a> in the winter and might have carried the virus into the state, the Nevada Department of Agriculture said in a social media post.</p><p>"The USDA said it is working with the state department of agriculture to investigate the Nevada outbreak and limit its spread.</p><p>"Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from wild birds in late 2023 or early 2024."</p><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/02/06/bird-flu-strain-dairy-cows-humans-transmitted/78290857007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/news/health</span><span class="invisible">/2025/02/06/bird-flu-strain-dairy-cows-humans-transmitted/78290857007/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAINews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAINews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAIVariant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAIVariant</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/B313" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>B313</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdMigrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdMigrations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StarlingMigrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarlingMigrations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cattle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AvianInfluenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianInfluenza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CDCCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDCCensorship</span></a></p>