'An 'alarming rise' in outbreaks of bird flu in animals is fuelling the risk of it evolving into a virus that could transmit between humans, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations have warned.' #H5N1 #BirdFlu msn.com/en-gb/health/o…

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Can we make enough vaccines for a #birdflu pandemic? Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 talked to the experts. trib.al/CguDCG8

“The next flu pandemic—whether caused by an avian influenza A(H5N1) virus or otherwise—seems inevitable.” #vogelgriep thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

The postmortem exams of cats who died of #H5N1 #BirdFlu on dairy farms show devastating effects on the heart, lung, eyes, & brain. ‼️Do not consume raw (unpasteurized) dairy products. #MedTwitter, 👀 at the screenshot. #AvianFlu #IDTwitter wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30…

Spectacular presentation on game changing NexGen vaccine technology by Dr Kinsley of #DIOSynVax at #LSX 2024

⭐ The Northern Lights over Cambridge! 📸 Dan Sayle for St John's College, Cambridge; Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge; Jamie Clarkson; Matheus Depieri. #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #Cambridge

WHO Director General dr. Tedros: "The outbreak of H5N1 in dairy cattle also demonstrates the importance of a One Health approach that recognizes the intimate links between the health of humans, animals and our environment. These 2 systems, one, to prevent outbreaks and epidemics

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗮 𝗛5𝗡1, led to efficient intra- and interspecies transmission H/t Michelle Wille biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Predicting the next pandemic remains an inexact science. Who would have predicted widespread infection of H5N1 in dairy cattle with the risk of viral adaptation to humans. Good news is that DIOSvax we’ve developed new technology to make vaccines to prevent the next pandemic.

Published this paper on H5N1 “Bird Flu” in 2006. 18 years later it’s a modern Plague of the animal kingdom, seemingly entrenching itself now in food producing dairy cattle. It’s time to do something to prevent it before we’re faced with a more serious scenario.

Bird flu infects third US dairy worker. What more testing will reveal… reuters.com/business/healt…

H5N1: international failures and uncomfortable truths - The Lancet. Self explanatory thelancet.com/journals/lance…

#H5N1 CDC Clarification on new patient in Takeo province: Five-year-old girl in Cambodia contracts H5N1 bird flu, 7 cases confirmed so far - 5-yo is cousin of a 3-yo boy, who tested positive for the virus on July 5 - both live in same house thestar.com.my/aseanplus/asea…

.nature article shows dual binding of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus from a dairy cow in the U.S. to both avian- and human-type receptors. This is consistent with the finding of both receptors in cow udders, & raises pandemic risk another notch. nature.com/articles/s4158…

.Dept. of Agriculture has reported 5 new #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herds today, 4 in Colorado & 1 in Minnesota. Some of these were reported or at least hinted at by the states previously. They bring the cumulative national total to 168. aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…

New nature The spillover of avian to cattle H5N1 flu, an investigation of outbreak in 9 farms nature.com/articles/s4158… —evidence for efficient and sustained mammal-to-mammal transmission is unprecedented —DNA sequences of transmission "underscoring the ability of the virus to

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How U.S. Farms Could Start a Bird Flu Pandemic - nytimes.com/2024/08/21/hea…

California, with more cows than any other U.S. state (1.7 M), discloses possible bird flu outbreaks in three dairy farms. @usda says there is currently *no* plan for mandatory testing of dairy farms at the national level. #vogelgriep #H5N1 statnews.com/2024/08/29/cal… via STAT