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The institute's founder, Mark McAfee, told the Los Angeles Times this weekend that his customers are, in fact, specifically requesting raw milk from #H5N1-infected #cows. According to McAfee, his customers believe, without evidence, that directly drinking high levels of the #avianinfluenza #virus will give them immunity to the deadly pathogen

#usa #news #birdflu #milk #cdc

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/anti-pasteurization-crowd-reaffirms-love-of-raw-milk-despite-bird-flu-outbreak/

Raw-milk fans plan to drink up as experts warn of high levels of H5N1 virus

Raw milk fans called warnings "fear mongering," despite 52% fatality rate in humans.

^{Ars Technica}

people are aware that #h5n1 is in cow's #milk

i made a few posts that #rawmilk is popular with #MAGA, and this is a possible vector for transmission:

https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/112339025056616724

https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/112301494616847164

it's far worse than that:

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-12/raw-milk-enthusiasts-uncowed-by-bird-flu-risk-in-dairy

"Mark McAfee, founder of Fresno’s Raw Farm and the Raw Milk Institute, said his phone has been ringing off the hook with 'customers asking for H5N1 milk because they want immunity from it.'"

we live in a world with suicide cults of #ignorance

Raw milk enthusiasts uncowed by bird flu risk in dairy

Despite warnings of H5N1 bird flu outbreaks among dairy cattle, raw milk enthusiasts say they will continue to drink unpasteurized milk.

^{Susanne Rust (Los Angeles Times)}

Tomorrow(5/14), the CDC plans to launch a public dashboard tracking bird flu viruses. Currently, wastewater monitoring detects influenza A viruses, but not #h5n1 specifically. During the summer, flu virus circulation in humans is low, so high levels could indicate unusual activity. The CDC has developed a test to further specify H5 of subtypes of influenza A…

https://tinyurl.com/mr4bwjnz
#birdflu #press #influenza

CDC wastewater surveillance dashboard to track bird flu hotspots - STAT

Testing wastewater from 600 sites nationally for influenza A virus could provide communities early warning of possible bird flu outbreaks.

^{Helen Branswell (STAT)}

I'm wondering if/when this is going to happen to either dairy workers or raw milk enthusiasts. If so, duck and cover!

Cats suffer "brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk" filled with H5N1

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/concerning-spread-of-bird-flu-from-cows-to-cats-suspected-in-texas/

#h5n1 #hpai #birdflu

Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk

Mammal-to-mammal transmission raises new concerns about the virus's ability to spread.

^{Ars Technica}

it makes me so impossibly sad to think that i may only have a couple years of seeing wild birds left with the way #avianFlu is going. but hey, the people have spoken: eating tortured chickens is priority number one, even if it drives an apocalyptic wildlife pandemic (and a human one, too!). healthy, delicious, climate-friendly alternatives be damned.

genuinely, what the actual fuck are we doing???

#H5N1 #birds #birdwatching #birding #vegan

@gemelliz
@GottaLaff

⚠️ 🚫 Proof that our milk supply is not safe!!

Scientists warn Canada 'way behind the virus' as bird flu explodes among U.S. dairy cattle

"Without a "robust national surveillance program, there's no way to know if there are infections here or not."

"(The agency ....saying it is "not currently testing raw or pasteurized milk," adding that the virus isn't a food safety concern.) "

Thanks to @ThunderHoneySnow

#News #H5N1 #BirdFlu #Food

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/bird-flu-canada-1.7188779

“The cats were found dead with no apparent signs of injury and were from a resident population of ≈24 domestic cats that had been fed [unpasteurised] milk from sick cows. Clinical disease in cows on that farm was first noted on March 16; the cats became sick on March 17, and several cats died in a cluster during March 19–20. In total, >50% of the cats at that dairy became ill and died.”

#h5n1 #influenza #infectiousdisease

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Jul https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/7/24-0508_article?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_333-DM127233&ACSTrackingLabel=Latest%20Expedited%20Articles%20-%20Emerging%20Infectious%20Diseases%20Journal%20-%20April%2029%2C%202024&deliveryName=USCDC_333-DM127233

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Domestic Dairy Cattle and Cats, United States, 2024

Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Dairy Cattle and Cats

^{Emerging Infectious Diseases journal}

Ja, die möglicherweise bevorstehende #Pandemie von #H5N1 wäre nicht angenehm.
Aber es gibt sogar eine noch gruseligere Seuche, die derzeit auf Menschen überspringen könnte.

(Jetzt mit Transkript und verlinkten Quellen)

https://www.spektrum.de/video/prionen-die-schlimmste-vorstellbare-pandemie/2213966

Die schlimmste vorstellbare Pandemie

Eine hochansteckende Prionenkrankheit breitet sich unter Wildtieren aus. Fachleute rätseln, ob sie auch Menschen infizieren kann – und dann womöglich auch ansteckend wäre.

^{Lars Fischer (Spektrum.de)}