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sybylla

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5. For humans knowingly infected, H5N1 also has about a 50% death rate.

Reply to DBoon (Reply #1)

Thu May 2, 2024, 11:36 AM

May 2024

I think we definitely need to do a better job testing and preventing infections in all mammals, to prevent it from evolving into a virus that will easily transmit between humans.

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Bird Flu in Raw Cow Milk Has Killed Farm Cats in a Concerning First [View all] Warpy May 2024 OP

cats had a 50% fatality rate DBoon May 2024 #1

Even worse because our economies are so interconnected. Elessar Zappa May 2024 #4

For humans knowingly infected, H5N1 also has about a 50% death rate. sybylla May 2024 #5

We own a cat boarding business and recently a customer lost their cat from milk Iwasthere May 2024 #2

Adult cats don't digest it any better than I do Warpy May 2024 #3

It's hard not to be alarmist when the gov agencies supposedly monitoring this sybylla May 2024 #6

Eventually they'll find it in a state with a little more respect for science Warpy May 2024 #7