An Odd Time for Influenza A
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This caught my attention today. I’m hoping it’s nothing, but it’s worth looking into more closely. This is influenza A in wastewater at two sites that are monitored in the Amarill…

I posted about this in the news mega, but figured I’d post separately too as it seems potentially happening.gif

With the caveat from the article:

H5N1 is a strain of influenza A. It’s impossible to know at this time if this is what is driving this increase, but vigilance is warranted. Hopefully this is simply all a coincidence or just a statistical anomaly. I watch for early signals to monitor.

But an apparent surge of flu in April in a cattle production region is…deeply concerning, given the bird flu situation right now.

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    2 months ago

    Luckily, we're all still masking and taking the proper precautions for the current pandemic already. stalin-approval