New #mutations help the #H5N1 #birdflu #virus infect cows but not people
The mutations target a specific sugar on the surface of cows’ cells
Specifically, two mutations commonly found in H5N1 #viruses infecting dairy cattle now allow the bird flu viruses to grip the sugar N-glycolylneuraminic acid, or NeuGc. Grasping this cattle sugar made it easier for H5N1 bird #flu viruses to infect and grow in mammary tissue from cows, the researchers found.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mutations-h5n1-bird-flu-adapt-cows
https://archive.ph/HP10U
New mutations help the H5N1 bird flu virus infect cows but not people

The findings show how the H5N1 bird flu virus is evolving in livestock and what that may mean for human health.

Science News

I did not forget about bird flu.

"CDC confirms cat-to-human transmission of avian influenza"

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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.

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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.
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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

Counties in New Jersey with Bird Flu in their waste water, last couple weeks:
Union, Essex, Bergen, Middlesex, Hudson, Passaic...
"Not just for poultry farmers anymore!"
[link is to US waste water analysis for avian influenza A(H5), updated weekly by the #CDC]
#BirdFlu #avian #flu #deadly #poultry #farmers #airborne #virus #MaskUp #mask #FaceShield #PPE #Centers for #Disease #Control #NewJersey #infections
https://www.cdc.gov/wastewater/emerging-viruses/h5.html?
Wastewater Data for Avian Influenza A(H5)

View wastewater data for avian influenza A(H5), the virus that causes bird flu, by site and week.

CDC's Wastewater Monitoring Program
A bird flu vaccine for humans is being trialled – here’s how it works | The-14

UK scientists are testing the first human bird flu vaccine using mRNA technology to help prevent future pandemics and protect vulnerable groups.

The-14 Pictures

#Netherlands, Cabinet takes step towards mandatory #vaccination of laying #hens in fight against #birdflu, https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/vogelgriep/nieuws/2026/05/15/kabinet-zet-stap-naar-verplichte-vaccinatie-legkippen-in-strijd-tegen-vogelgriep

''By focusing on vaccinations, among other measures, we can structurally reduce bird flu. In doing so, we are adopting a one-on-one internationally accepted approach so that it does not come at the expense of our trade.”

Kabinet zet stap naar verplichte vaccinatie legkippen in strijd tegen vogelgriep

Het kabinet zet de komende periode verdere stappen in de aanpak van vogelgriep. Na een zware periode voor pluimveehouders met tientallen uitbraken, miljoenen geruimde vogels en besmettingen bij wilde vogels en zoogdieren, werkt het kabinet samen met de sector aan een plan voor verplichte vaccinatie van leghennen. 

#Netherlands, #Birdflu confirmed in Biddinghuizen, https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/vogelgriep/nieuws/2026/05/14/vogelgriep-vastgesteld-in-biddinghuizen

Bird flu has been detected at a laying #hen #farm in Biddinghuizen, municipality of Dronten, province of #Flevoland.

Vogelgriep vastgesteld in Biddinghuizen

In Biddinghuizen, gemeente Dronten, provincie Flevoland, is vogelgriep vastgesteld op een leghennenbedrijf. Om verspreiding van het virus te voorkomen, heeft het ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur (LVVN) besloten de circa 55.000 hennen op de locatie te laten ruimen door de Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (NVWA).

A fatal #H5N5 avian #influenza spillover that was diagnosed very late. #AvianInfluenza needs to be considered as a cause in severe respiratory disease, in particular in individuals with a compromised immune status. #Birdflu

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2518178

The skyrocketing price of gas due to #OrangeHitler's unnecessary war with #Iran has resulted in the highest #inflation in 3 years (when #Biden inherited #DonnyDumbass' #SupplyChainCrisis.)

I REMIND EVERYONE that this idiot got himself elected complaining about the price of eggs (due to an outbreak of #BirdFlu), promising to bring prices back down #OnDayOne. 🙄

#LordHelpUs #DisasterPresidency

12 more dairy cow herds in Idaho have tested positive for #H5N1 #birdflu, #USDA has reported. It had been about a month since the most recent positive tests were revealed.
This brings the national total to 1,105 dairy herds in 19 states since March 2024. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock
HPAI Confirmed Cases in Livestock | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Monitor daily HPAI confirmed livestock cases by state. Stay updated on new and cumulative cases in the last 30 days.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

The first ever avian influenza vaccine recently started trials in the UK. This marks a milestone in the prevention of bird flu infections in humans.

The vaccine targets the H5N1 flu strain, which causes severe infections in bird populations worldwide. However, this strain of bird flu virus is also able to spread to humans in rare cases through direct contact with infected birds or poultry products.

#BirdFlu #H1N1 #Vaccine

https://theconversation.com/a-bird-flu-vaccine-for-humans-is-being-trialled-heres-how-it-works-281594

A bird flu vaccine for humans is being trialled – here’s how it works

This latest trial hopes to test the vaccine in people who are most at risk of acquiring bird flu.

The Conversation