News about bird flu

Idaho has overtaken Michigan as the state with the most #H5N1 #birdflu detections in dairy herds. @USDA announced 7 new herds today: Idaho (3), Texas (2) & Iowa (2). It still hasn't added 2 Iowa herds & 3 from Minnesota. Cumulative national total: 114. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/livestock pic.twitter.com/JMIVPBjRQG

#H5N1 #birdflu update: Minnesota has announced 3 new herds and Iowa added another today (in addition to the one it reported on Saturday). I'll wait a bit to see if @USDA is going to update its list today.

The USA has reported outbreaks of avian influenza in several unusual hosts via #WAHIS. Infections have been reported in 27 different species including door mice and domestic cats. Consult the report: wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4451?fromPage=event-dashboard-url pic.twitter.com/XkLhDPCCGp

DRIVING BLIND & IN THE DARK—that’s really where we are with bird flu (akin to the early days of COVID). No testing, no problems? We don’t even test and trace any close contacts or family either. The H5N1 is very likely changing but we don’t know—USDA and CDC are flying blind.… pic.twitter.com/FPmdlwE9JG