A woman in Wyoming has been hospitalized with #H5N1 #birdflu, WY's health dept announced Friday. Likely exposure was to backyard poultry. Wyoming said #CDC confirmed the infection, though CDC did not add it to its H5 page today. Not clear if this is B3.13 or D1.1. https://health.wyo.gov/wyomings-first-human-bird-flu-case-confirmed/
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BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses.
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/moderna-flu-vaccine-development-cancelled-by-hhs-mrna-platform-offers-speedy-pandemic-response/
From the Australian Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry over on LinkedIn.
Sticking with the Avoid, Record, Report triad.✔️
Simple and clear.✔️
Limited text✔️
Selected and well-used colours✔️
An App might help but theyre not cheap and, ya know, we have submarines to fund.
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NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months.
Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic.
But officials haven’t acted — instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.
https://www.propublica.org/article/bird-flu-mink-farm-utah-human-risk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #BirdFlu #H5N1 #Utah #Pandemic #PublicHealth #Health #Science
🔥 Your daily reminder this is still going on... much worse than infected birds!
NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months.
Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But officials haven’t acted — instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.