#avianinfluenza

'List of doom' outlines birds facing extinction if deadly flu spreads By Amelia Bernasconi A list of thousands of Australian species have been ranked by threat level as the deadly H5 bird flu spreads. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/bird-flu-hundreds-of-species-under-threat/106998490 #AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #WildlifeDiseases #EnvironmentalImpacts #AmeliaBernasconi

I did not forget about bird flu. "CDC confirms cat-to-human transmission of avian influenza" <🙀> Last spring, investigators with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) interviewed individuals who had been exposed to HPAI-infected pet cats that consumed raw animal products. ... The 19 cats in the study all had become sick after consuming commercially purchased raw milk, raw meat, or raw pet food between November 2024 and January 2025. Nine cats were tested and all came back positive for H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype B3.13, which is also what most human H5N1 infections have involved. The remaining cases were detected through veterinarian reports, commercial laboratory reports, or routine influenza A reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing of brain tissue from euthanized cats. https://www.avma.org/news/cdc-confirms-cat-human-transmission-avian-influenza "H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype B3.13" is the one going through US cow herds and bird flocks. #birdFlu #avianInfluenza #mooFlu #h5n1 #cats #zoonosis