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AI6YR Ben<p>46,000 birds died or killed after bird flu in Mississippi.</p><p>"...A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are raised for breeding...."</p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-03-19/bird-flu-developments-new-strain-discovered-and-research-on-immunity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/environment/story/</span><span class="invisible">2025-03-19/bird-flu-developments-new-strain-discovered-and-research-on-immunity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hpai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hpai</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h7n9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h7n9</span></a></p>
𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙<p>Comedy Central at the White House<br>______________________________<br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disease</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Epidemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Epidemic</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p>"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has proposed addressing the H5N1 bird flu that is decimating U.S. poultry and cattle farms by simply letting the disease run rampant. He suggests such a course would permit scientists to discover birds that are immune to the disease."</p><p>Caption: "Bob, it worked!!"</p>
Global News<p>Bird flu’s current spread is ‘unprecedented,’ UN agency warns<br>The ongoing spread of highly pathogenic bird flu worldwide is reaching an unprecedented scale, a United Nations agency warned Monday.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/warning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/World" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>World</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/AvianFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvianFlu</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11088372/bird-flu-outbreak-unprecedented-un-agency/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11088372/bi</span><span class="invisible">rd-flu-outbreak-unprecedented-un-agency/</span></a></p>
janhoglund<p>“…every infection is a chance for the virus to mutate into a more virulent form, one of which could mutate so it could spread among humans. If H5N1 were permitted to infect 5 million birds, “that’s literally five million chances for that virus to replicate or to mutate,”…”<br>—Heather Cox Richardson, March 18, 2025<br><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a></p>
janhoglund<p>“…Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has proposed addressing the H5N1 bird flu…by simply letting the disease run rampant. … But veterinary scientists say that letting the virus sweep through flocks is “a really terrible idea, for any one of a number of reasons”…”<br>—Heather Cox Richardson, March 18, 2025<br><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a></p>
B Kahn<p>Quote borrowed from Laffy:</p><p>“ <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>. has suggested allowing <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune."</p><p>=============================</p><p>...Two years later, the results are in! </p><p>Vet: "Mr RFKJr., we're down to eight birds in the continental USA. They appear to be immune to bird flu, sir!"</p><p>Bobby: "What kinds of birds?"</p><p>Vet: "A crow, two vultures, a white chicken, a non-white chicken, and three rotisserie chickens."</p><p>Bobby: "Guess we're done, then. The only one Elon will let us keep is the white chicken. All the others are banned by our DEI rules. Go ahead and send out a press release announcing that bird flu is no longer a danger in the USA."</p><p>Vet: "But Sir, it's spreading between humans!"</p><p>Bobby: "Flu that humans give to humans is human flu. I know you're a vet, but c'mon, man, pay attention!"</p><p>Vet: "What should I do with the white chicken?"</p><p>Bobby: "Leave it here. I haven't had lunch yet."</p>
Laffy<p>The sicko leading the sick. 🤦🏻‍♀️</p><p>“ <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>. has suggested allowing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.”<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/health/kennedy-bird-flu.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/18/health/</span><span class="invisible">kennedy-bird-flu.html</span></a></p>
Michelle<p>This is why Canada has plenty of eggs — and the U.S. doesn't</p><p>Egg farms in Canada are much smaller, so when one farm does suffer a flu outbreak, the effects are less far-reaching. The typical egg farm in Canada has about 25,000 laying hens, whereas many farms in the U.S. have well over a million.</p><p>Canada's supply management system, guarantees even small farmers enough income to stay in business.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eggs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FarmPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarmPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SmallFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallFarms</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5330454/egg-shortages-record-prices-usda-canada" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-53304</span><span class="invisible">54/egg-shortages-record-prices-usda-canada</span></a></p>
✨🇪🇺 Mia’s Simulacrum 🏳️‍⚧️✨<p>Maybe we do not have to say „bird flu“ … „American flu“ Is completely sufficient.</p><p>But you know… it will not be only pandemic America will trigger in the next few years.</p><p>So maybe we should numerate it „American flu 1“.</p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/birdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a></p>
Helen Branswell<p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDA</span></a> confirmed 1 more <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> infected dairy herd in California, the 755th in the state to test positive for H5. CA says 384 of those herds have cleared infection &amp; been released from quarantine. <br>Cumulative national total: 986 herds in 17 states.<br><a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult</span><span class="invisible">ry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The deletions began shortly after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> took office. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> web pages on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a> prevention, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ReproductiveHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveHealth</span></a> went missing. Findings on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> transmission vanished minutes after they appeared. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Census" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Census</span></a> Bureau’s public repository went offline, then returned w/o certain directories of geographic info. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> expunged the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jan6th</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurrection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurrection</span></a> from its site, &amp; whitehouse.gov took down an explainer page about the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a>.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DigitalBookBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalBookBurning</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-data-hoarders-resisting-trumps-purge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/news/the-lede/th</span><span class="invisible">e-data-hoarders-resisting-trumps-purge</span></a></p>
Nina Pescatore<p>After 60 days of ripening cheese made from infected raw milk may still contain active H5N1 virus. ☣️🧀</p><p><a href="https://www.scrippsnews.com/health/bird-flu/study-finds-cheese-made-with-raw-milk-may-contain-active-bird-flu-virus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scrippsnews.com/health/bird-fl</span><span class="invisible">u/study-finds-cheese-made-with-raw-milk-may-contain-active-bird-flu-virus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.nl/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/cheese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cheese</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/raw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raw</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/milk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>milk</span></a></p>
Samara<p>2 Cats in New York City Test Positive for <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a></p><p>Authorities have not disclosed how the pets contracted H5N1. They don’t tell you that it’s <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/airborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airborne</span></a> in addition to food, blood, feces, and surface borne. Veterinarians advised to <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/N95" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>N95</span></a>. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-cats-bird-flu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-c</span><span class="invisible">ats-bird-flu/</span></a></p>
RosethornRanger (it/its) (TTV)<p>The scariest thing about bird flu for me is the possibility of it moving back and forth between people and animals, especially the animals in cities, making it massively harder to deal with than covid.</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/birdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdFlu</span></a></p>
Chris Womack<p>A new Threat Model from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@violetblue" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>violetblue</span></a></span> is up, bringing you the Covid/airborne illness news you need. Top stories below ("It's still March" 💀 ). Read (always free)/share/support (join the Patreon or send Violet a tip): <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/124252060" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/posts/124252060</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Measles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TB</span></a></p>
Aerofreak | DE/EN<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span></p><p>Are disease experts still allowed to work in the US?</p><p><a href="https://hessen.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/agentkrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agentkrasnov</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>LA Times: Study shows widespread bird flu infection in cattle </p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-03-12/study-shows-widespread-h5n1-bird-flu-infection-in-cattle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/environment/story/</span><span class="invisible">2025-03-12/study-shows-widespread-h5n1-bird-flu-infection-in-cattle</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/cows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cows</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>AP: Egg prices continue to hit records as Easter and Passover approach <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/egg-prices-continue-to-hit-records-as-easter-and-passover-approach" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pbs.org/newshour/nation/egg-pr</span><span class="invisible">ices-continue-to-hit-records-as-easter-and-passover-approach</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eggs</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a></p>
Laffy<p>Don't worry, Trump &amp; his team are ON IT!</p><p>"Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently ID'd in 4 dairy cow herds, nearly year after H5N1 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a> 1st reported in TX dairy cattle.</p><p>..researchers have dreaded finding bc it is assoc w increased mammal-to-mammal transmission &amp; disease severity.</p><p>Mutation appeared in 1st human case. “Finding the same mutation in cows is significant,” an infectious disease expert said"<br><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-03-12/study-shows-widespread-h5n1-bird-flu-infection-in-cattle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/environment/story/</span><span class="invisible">2025-03-12/study-shows-widespread-h5n1-bird-flu-infection-in-cattle</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Harvard Medical School: <br>Are We on the Cusp of a Major Bird Flu Outbreak?</p><p>Scientists weigh in on the spread of H5N1 and highlight clues that portend what might come next</p><p>(TLDR; experts are worried, but not in a panic, yet)</p><p><a href="https://hms.harvard.edu/news/are-we-cusp-major-bird-flu-outbreak" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hms.harvard.edu/news/are-we-cu</span><span class="invisible">sp-major-bird-flu-outbreak</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/h5n1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>h5n1</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/HPAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPAI</span></a></p>