Two people in US hospitalized with bird flu, CDC reports
Two people in US hospitalized with bird flu, CDC reports
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Two people in US hospitalized with bird flu, CDC reports
Summary
Two people in Wyoming and Ohio were hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, with one still in care. Both had contact with infected poultry.
The cases heighten concerns about reassortment with seasonal flu, potentially creating a more dangerous strain. No human-to-human transmission has been detected.
The CDC is monitoring outbreaks as the Trump administration considers shifting containment strategies. Studies suggest prior H1N1 exposure may offer some immunity, but experts warn protection is uncertain.
The U.S. has reported 70 human H5N1 cases since detection in cows last year.
So both very likely caught it from poultry, as opposed to other people. As we see more cases, though, it's only a matter of time before it mutates and becomes capable of human-to-human transmission.
Also:
I hadn't even considered reassortment with the seasonal flu. Yet another thing to keep me up at night.
You hadn't? This is the main concern by the virologists I follow. You're confident enough to announce that it's only a matter of time before human-to-human transmission happens, but hadn't thought about it re-assorting w/ the flu.
A lot of stuff going on in the world for me to keep up with, so no, I hadn't dived that deep into the virology of bird flu. Are we gatekeeping trusting experts now? Am I not allowed to repeat what they say at a high level about mutations and statistics until I pass some threshold of detailed understanding of mechanism?