Cats get bird flu after drinking raw milk from infected cows

[LadyStanley]

Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk

Mammal-to-mammal transmission raises new concerns about the virus's ability to spread.

arstechnica.com

While most cows recovered, half of one farm's cats ended up dying horribly from the disease.

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[Seedtype]

Those poor cats.

I will admit this story is putting H5N1 in my personal watch list as it develops. I'm not gonna panic but it's just something to keep an eye on.

 

[JMCx4]

No more late nights in the barn for me.

 

[LadyStanley]

Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows

A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. The patient had mild eye symptoms and has recovered, U.S. and Michigan health officials said in announcing the case Wednesday. The worker had been in contact with...

www.yahoo.com

And now a farm worker

 

[Seedtype]

Fortunately it was just a mild eye infection.

(I am concerned about the people who are into raw milk...)

 

[JMCx4]

... (I am concerned about the people who are into raw milk...)

Your concern should have manifested long before this outbreak. And theirs, as well.

 

[Seedtype]

Your concern should have manifested long before this outbreak. And theirs, as well.

Heh, I just learned about the concept about raw milk drinkers recently, I was like WTF???

It's honestly one of my pet peeves, everyone gets focused on terrible artificial chemistry/toxic stuff, but they treat anything natural as pure. Natural stuff will easily kill you as well. (and some of the stuff that you think is natural and wonderful is the result of human domestication, heh)

 

[JMCx4]

... It's honestly one of my pet peeves, everyone gets focused on terrible artificial chemistry/toxic stuff, but they treat anything natural as pure. Natural stuff will easily kill you as well. (and some of the stuff that you think is natural and wonderful is the result of human domestication, heh)

Ignorance in ALL forms is a deadly game.

 

[Seedtype]

Alpacas in Idaho test positive for H5N1 bird flu in another world first

The alpacas were known to be in close contact with infected birds.

arstechnica.com

Seems like it doesn't really have any problems spreading to mammals at all, heh.