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Watching H5N1 extend its host range, now show respiratory symptoms in a human case, should concern us all. We are whistling past the graveyard, not remotely prepared for what comes next. Perhaps H5N1 will not acquire the mutations necessary to ensure efficient human-to-human transmission, but counting on good fortune is not a strategy.

Adam Kucharski " If we were to observe the gradual emergence of a new pandemic pathogen (which hasn’t been possible historically), these are the sort of signals we could expect to see... &3 BNO News & @BNOFeed - May 30 CDC statement on Michigan's 2nd human case of H5N1 (o][ (e R{[VR This patient - a dairy worker - is reporting upper respiratory tract symptoms including cough, which di... CDC Confirms Second Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Michigan; Third Case Tied to Dairy Outbreak Risk to general public remains low May 30, 2024 — A second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus infection has been identified in the state of Michigan. This is the third human case associated with an ongoing multistate outbreak of A(HSN1) in U.S. dairy cows. None of the three cases are associated with the others. As with the previous two cases (one in Texas, one in Michigan), the person is a dairy farm worker with exposure to infected cows, making this another instance of probable cow-to-person spread. This is the first human case of H5 in the United States to report more typical
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