Post Reply - A new pandemic

Arkansas, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania

   DJ, Completely ignoring recent developments and findings https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/8234336/vogelgriep-duikt-weer-op-is-het-gevaarlijk-voor-de-mens or https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/8234336/vogelgriep-duikt-weer-op-is-het-gevaarlijk-voor-de-mens we get this non-sense....here in NL. 
https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2024/11/usda-california-announces-63-more.html or https://afludiary.blogspot.com/2024/11/usda-california-announces-63-more.html ;

On Monday, California announced another 41 infected cow herds, bringing their total to 335. Today, just 3 days later, that number has jumped again by 63, bringing them to 398 infected herds and the nation to 612. 
At this point more than 1/3rd of California's (roughly 1,100) herds have tested positive. What we don't know is how many herds that have been tested, have come back negative.
Once again, most states are not aggressively testing bulk milk, or cattle, for the virus. Only 4 non-affected states (Arkansas, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania) currently require precautionary bulk milk testing, and most states that have reported outbreaks do not have mandatory testing. 
As a result we continue to fly blind in regards to how many herds are affected, across how many states, and whether those numbers are increasing or declining. 
The USDA also updated the number of backyard and commercial poultry flocks that have been affected, with 13 outbreaks across 7 states (Alaska, California, Illinois, South Dakota, Minnesota, Washington, and Hawaii) added since Monday's update. 
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Since `bird flu season' generally begins in mid October, we've only just begun this year's battle. 
DJ, Mammals DID get H5N1/H5 by eating infected animals...that is how wild animals/cats did get H5-flu-eating most dead birds...some other dead animals...

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/united-states/h5n1-tracking-af/hawaii/1000538-us-hawaii-confirms-avian-flu-detected-in-flock-of-birds-in-central-oahu-h5n1-november-15-2024?view=stream  or https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/united-states/h5n1-tracking-af/hawaii/1000538-us-hawaii-confirms-avian-flu-detected-in-flock-of-birds-in-central-oahu-h5n1-november-15-2024?view=stream ;

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) is investigating human contacts to the flock infected with H5N1. No humans in Hawaiʻi have tested positive for avian influenza at this time.

To date, 54 individuals have been investigated for potential exposure. Of those, 34 were offered testing because of unprotected exposure (meaning without use of adequate personal protective equipment), to the infected birds within the past 10 days, or because they had developed respiratory symptoms within 10 days of contact with the birds.

DJ, Can H5-flu be spread by dried up bird droppings ? Or does the virus NOT survive that long ? Depends also on moisture, temperature...If a host has not much immunity a very low viral load may be able to cause an infection...

Farmers often do all they can to protect farm animals-and their income-from disease. Dried up droppings getting in via ventilation may be one of the few explanations left...

So far most experts believe H5-virus may not survive that long/spread that way...but do not have an alternative explanation. Can filters help to ventilate while keeping the virus out ? 

The role of CoViD in humans and animals-weakening immunity-keeps being ignored...We had Mpox doing strange things, now see H5 doing unseen things...CoViD-immunity-damage (CID ?) may explain that...? 