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CDC confirms first severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States - are you worried? (www.cdc.gov)

submitted 1 week ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/AskUSA

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23282836

Summary

The CDC confirmed the first severe U.S. case of H5N1 bird flu in Louisiana, linked to exposure to sick and dead birds in a backyard flock.

This marks the first backyard flock-related case in the U.S., though 61 human cases of H5 bird flu have been reported since April 2024.

The virus belongs to the D1.1 genotype, found in wild birds and recent cases in Canada and the U.S.

There is no evidence of person-to-person spread, and public health risk remains low. The CDC advises precautions for those exposed to infected animals.

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[–] m_f@midwest.social 31 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Kind of zen tbh. Not because it's not bad, but more because there's nothing I can do about it atm, and it's hard to accurately evaluate the risks involved. If cases start getting reported near me, I'll probably start wearing a mask in public spaces.

I know someone that isn't worried about future pandemics because of the success of mRNA vaccines with covid, but that seems too optimistic to me.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca -4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Stop supporting animal agriculture completely so you can avoid the risk of future pandemics entirely as having animals bunched up in filthy slaughter warehouses is not sanitary proven by the fact they use antibiotics.

Take the 30 day pledge to take better care of your health.

https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/take-vegan-pledge

[–] Sinthesis@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago

animal agriculture

I think you meant, animal husbandry. Animal agriculture makes no damn sense.

avoid the risk of future pandemics entirely

Nature just does this. There's no way to avoid this other than killing every living being that "travels"; plant, animal or microorganism. For example, look up the American Chestnut.

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