US suffers first severe human case of bird flu; California declares emergency

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https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/cdc-confirms-first-severe-case-bird-flu-us-2024-12-18/

Dec 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalized in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock.
California, the most populous state, declared an emergency over the H5N1 virus as it spread more widely in dairy herds and after it has infected dozens of farm workers this year.
Federal and state officials have failed to control the nation's outbreak, which infected dairy cattle for the first time in 2024, as some farmers resist testing and containment measures.

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1. My husband says, animals are coming for Trump again.

Really don't want to go through that again.

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4. An old Chinese Curse: "May you live in interesting times."

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2. kick

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3. And think about the clowns who will be responsible for trying to fix it

It's going to be a first class shit show.

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6. California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S.

That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species.

The virus, also known as Type A H5N1, was detected for the first time in U.S. dairy cattle in March. Since then, bird flu has been confirmed in at least 866 herds in 16 states.

More than 60 people in eight states have been infected, with mostly mild illnesses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the nation’s first known severe illness caused by the virus, health officials said this week.

https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-h5n1-spread-people-e5edab844b409b8ba21feaecb10156d0

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7. We will have a bird flu pandemic

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8. Bird flu found in raw milk produced in California

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9. Despite bird flu concerns, RFK Jr. indulges raw milk interest

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10. California declares state of emergency over bird flu