Avian flu crosses species, infecting cats and cattle in Texas and Kansas

News Medical Life Sciences. ^ | 5/1/24 | Dr. Chinta Sidharthan

[EBH]

In a recent study published in the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Emerging Infectious Disease Journal, a team of scientists reported the spread of the highly pathogenic hemagglutinin 5 neuraminidase 1 (H5N1) avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b among cats and dairy cattle in the states of Texas and Kansas.

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses have long been a threat to poultry and wild bird populations worldwide. They have also been a cause for concern in recent years because of their ability to infect various mammalian species. North America experienced an outbreak of the Eurasian strain clade 2.3.4.4b of the H5N1 virus that has continued into this year, with multiple spillover events reported among marine and terrestrial mammals.

The current avian influenza outbreak also poses more serious concerns since the clade has also been detected in severe cases of infections among humans in Chile and Ecuador. Recent reports from northern Texas, northeastern New Mexico, and southwestern Kansas reported a disease among dairy cattle that affected the quality and appearance of milk for a duration of approximately two weeks. Incidents of death were also reported from these states among domestic cats and wild birds, indicating a potential spillover of the avian influenza virus into cats and cattle.

[ridesthemiles]

MORE “GAIN OF FUNCTION” from GATES & FAUCI???

[Bob434]

yeah but, they will eat our pets

[Bob434]

Yep- and they are going after lawns as ‘bad for the earth’ too- and want everyone to dig up their lawns and plant native species, and rocks instead-

The left really do have mental problems-

[jerod]

As long as we have dogs... We’ll be good. Nobody needs a cat, and a cat needs nobody. As for the cows... Cook them long enough and you’ll kill anything that they are infected with.