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Again, the World Health Organization is the single most important global entity in preventing, tracking and controlling outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics and is especially important as climate change and deforestation allow pathogens to mutate, become more infectious and spread to new regions

IMPORTANT

The US CDC has announced that, going forward, reported SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels will be normalized to an endemic baseline

"Zero" on this baseline will be levels in the previous year

@evanblake17.bsky.social @benjaminmateus.bsky.social

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization. WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go. The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO. With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues. We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7

commenting on something happening in some corners of tiktok right now but this is a general observation: it is absolutely brain-breaking how so many people have lost the ability to disagree with someone without denouncing them as ontologically evil or pathological or whatever else

Scientists Are Racing to Develop a New Bird Flu Vaccine, according to TIME.

“Public-health and infectious disease folks around the world are watching bird flu very, very carefully,” says Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases.

CDC says H5N1 bird flu sample shows mutations that may help the virus bind to cells in the upper airways of people The CDC said Thursday that the mutations, detected in a sample taken from a Louisiana patient, may help bind the virus to the upper airways in people.

The #H5N1 #birdflu virus from a severe case in Louisiana shows it was developing mutations that could help it attach to cells in human respiratory tracts, including a mutation seen in a recent severe case in British Columbia, Canada, the #CDC reported today. www.statnews.com/2024/12/26/c...

A detailed map of the United States on a county level, with purple counties representing those affected by bird flu.

Counties affected by H5N1 bird flu in poultry, according to the CDC.

A detailed map of the United States at the county level, with counties affected by bird flu highlighted in purple.

Counties affected by H5N1 bird flu in poultry, as reported by the CDC.

A detailed map of the United States on a county level, with purple counties representing those affected by bird flu.

Counties affected by H5N1 bird flu in wild birds, according to the CDC.

⚠️ BREAKING:

Santa Barbara reported two cats from different households infected with H5N1 bird flu, according to the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department.

The cats developed severe neurological illness and died. Sources of infection are still under investigation.

The spread of H5N1 bird flu through US poultry flocks is pushing the price of eggs to highs exceeding the cost in December 2022 at the height of the post-pandemic inflation scare, according to the Guardian.

In California, a dozen eggs is a record $8.85 per dozen.

H5N1 bird flu could be ‘one pig away’ from ‘a big threat’ pathologists say in the Iowa Capital Dispatch.

Pigs can carry both bird and human influenza viruses which creates a “mixing pot” that can lead to the creation of new viruses.

I discovered one way to fight loneliness: The Germans call it a Stammtisch Modern life can be lonely. Some are looking to an old German tradition – of drinking and conversation – to deepen connection through regular meetups.

Modern life can be lonely. Some are looking to an old German tradition – of drinking and conversation – to deepen connection through regular meetups. via @laurelwams.bsky.social

The flu virus fucks...

By which I mean, if two different strains of flu are present in a single animal, they can both infect one cell and when they repackage themselves, the result is a bunch of virus particles with shared elements from each viral genome.

Stanislaus County in CA also confirmed a human case of H5N1 today, first for the county. Consistently high H5 wastewater levels over the past 2+ months. Patient reported direct contact with infected dairy cattle.

h/t @drmaligator.bsky.social

Insurance companies know something about climate change if they are pulling out of Florida and most coastal areas. Insurance $$$ don’t lie.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Could mystery disease in DRC be caused by more than just Malaria?
We know it is a respiratory illness (flu like symptoms, airborne spread),and patients die of respiratory failure.
Malaria does not spread this way, does not kill this way.
28% of patients are FluA POSITIVE.
What do we not know?🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

"More people died from homelessness than homicide in Nashville this year.”

A friend shared this photo from yesterday's memorial at Riverfront Park.

Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning in recorded history | CNN For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was issued a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storm conditions swept through the city, prompting local authorities to warn residents...

For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was issued a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storm conditions swept through the city, prompting local authorities to warn residents of the rare threat.

it’s funny to drink a big cup of coffee and immediately fall asleep for an hour

⚠️ BREAKING:

California reports two new human cases of H5N1 bird flu, bringing the statewide total to 34.

60 cases have been reported nationwide this year.

Biden isn't going to be throwing any hail mary passes between now and January 20

Errands are for mornings in my opinion. Once the clock has struck noon it's time to start "settling in" on the way to winding down time (8 pm) followed of course by bedtime (10 pm)

I have no idea why Prince William is sitting down with a rapist and convicted felon. I don’t give a single shit he’s a working Royal. When men sit down with rapists and smile for cameras you’re normalising rape.

give me coffee for the things i can change and a flamethrower for the things i cannot. amen.

The image features a cropped screenshot of an article headline, authored by Alice Thomson, titled "Don’t replace the culture war with class war." Below the headline, a crying man meme is superimposed with text saying: "Bro please don’t worry about why you pay more in taxes than billionaires. Worry about the War on Christmas & The Trans Agenda. Please bro. Stay distracted bro."

Every conservative columnist right now.

Friendly reminder that if art is how we decorate space, then music is how we decorate time.
#booksky #music

just from a folklore point of view, "attractive hooded man kills billionaire head of hated business with bullets inscribed with political slogans and then vanishes" is narratively breathtaking

⚠️ BREAKING:

Nevada reported its first case of H5N1-infected dairy herds, becoming the 16th state to be affected, according to the Department of Agriculture.

Bird Flu Was Detected in Raw Milk Sold in California — Here's What You Need to Know H5N1, also known as the Avian Influenza or "Bird Flu," has been detected in raw milk in California. One batch of raw milk sold to the public has been recalled. This news follows rising concerns about ...

Pasteurize that milk, people! It’s 2024, not the Oregon Trail; no one’s winning points for dying of preventable diseases.

#H5N1