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Influenza A is spiking in the Southern US (icemsg.org)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago

wtf

Please not again

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago

Unfortunately, north america is completely checked out on basic prevention these days. They did like 6 months of pseudo isolation and the need for brunch and a night out with the bros/ ladies night, was too strong.

It's a good thing we didn't all get infected with a disease that seemingly makes us more vulnerable to future infections... And I'm sure everyone regularly goes for updated flu shots.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

Seems like a pretty quality site. Thanks for sharing it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just a heads up, OP: You posted about this in the general mega, not the newsmega.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Thanks comrade….it had been a long day yea