Earlier this year, Professor Paul Digard spoke with Science about Roslin's Bird Flu work, misinformation and control of global diseases. edin.ac/444lHEQ #Birdflu #USDA #PaulDigard #Influenza #GainOfFunction #AvianFlu

Risk of #bird #flu spreading to humans is an enormous concern ... | #AvianFlu | #PublicHealth | #birdFlu | #AvianInfluenza | #Pathogen | By @hannahdev via @guardian buff.ly/4d0gK3T

@AndrewPaviaMD @RickABright @USDA @MichDeptofAg So infectious dose could be a factor as well. IDK how forthcoming @TexasDeptofAg would be w/necropsy info (if available) but the TX vets might have more info. who.int/emergencies/di… #H5N1 #HPAI #AvianFlu

@AndrewPaviaMD @RickABright Not too surprising after the #H5N1 outbreak in Poland last year: • Neurological signs noted in 20 of 34 cats • 11 cats died & 14 were euthanized cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/s… Also @USDA (& @MichDeptofAg) have noted they’re seeing quite a LOT of virus in milk, >> #HPAI #AvianFlu

RE 6) I'd guess those feline samples in GISAID are from TX & in any case @USDA knows *exactly* where they came from. -- Hope it was a simple oversight that those were submitted as "A/feline/USA/24…" & not "A/feline/Texas/24…" @RickABright @ISUVetMed #H5N1 #HPAI #AvianFlu 4/4

>>AND • A/dairycattle/Texas/24-D29328-02/2024 is A/dairycattle/Texas/24008749006original/2024 You can see that on the tree in Figure 1 (highlights are mine) @RickABright @ISUVetMed #H5N1 #HPAI #AvianFlu 3/

>> They appear in GISAID as part of the OG 6 dairy cattle sequences submitted by USDA, so these are from the same cow (or even same sample): • A/dairycattle/Texas/24-D29328-01/2024 is A/dairycattle/Texas/24008749001original/2024 AND >> @RickABright #H5N1 #HPAI #AvianFlu 2/

#AvianFlu has spread to more #dairy herds! Highly pathogenic #AvianInfluenza has been detected in dairy herds across four Michigan counties, urging #biosecurity and veterinary care. Stay vigilant to protect your #livestock ⬇️ #USAg #USFarmers #Cows #Cattle #AgNews #AgTwitter

@UrieBay @beyerstein @TomLevenson @kiddle @maej43 @MerlinofCanada @anniegirl1138 @doloresquintana Called it. 🤦🏻 The #WHO is extremely concerned about the #AvianFlu spreading to #humans 😑 #BirdFlu theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

@0bj3ctivity @RickABright @xrayleak The preprint says that the 2 cats were reported to have consumed raw colostrum & milk. #H5N1 #HPAI #AvianFlu

#Hope #USA #AvianFlu(#H5N1)found in #CentralPark #NYC Scientists have a new warning after a study from Mount Sinai found the highly contagious bird flu in some city birds. Apr 10, 2024 Texas cattle infection to human abc7ny.com/bird-flu-nyc-s….

That’s a preprint & tweet that will stop you in your tracks. #H5N1 #BirdFlu #AvianFlu #MedTwitter

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That’s a preprint & tweet that will stop you in your tracks. #H5N1 #BirdFlu #AvianFlu #MedTwitter

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“In the hundreds of cases where humans have been infected through contact with animals over the past 20 years, the mortality rate is extraordinarily high because humans have no natural immunity to the virus.” #H5N1 #BirdFlu #AvianFlu theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

. @txbiomed has a team of virologists and immunologists with experience studying highly pathogenic avian influenza. brnw.ch/21wIXgR #virology #birdflu #avianflu #influenza #research

🪿Which bird and mammalian species have been affected by the Influenza A #H5N1 #AvianFlu panzootic ? @FAO has a list fao.org/animal-health/…