Erm… bird flu?
Yeah buddy, they tend to do that.
Anyway, who is excited for some new unprecedented times?
what are the odds than any government takes action to mitigate spread for this pandemic? even political will in china for lockdowns seems unlikely
Unfortunately, I think you and I both already know the odds of a new round of lockdowns
The Applebees zombie movie picture getting a sequel would be hilarious
Didn't the US start preemptively developing a vaccine. I may totally eat my words but I don't think the world goverments will let another plague run wild with how much it hurt capital last time.
As opposed to the current plague they're letting run wild?
Wait, didn't we see unprecedented corporate earnings during and post pandemic?
It was the only time we ever got money from the government. Can’t let that happen again obviously.
The plague that did that is running wild. They don't care and made money.
At least it's H5N2, and not H5N1. That's the only upside. This is still a terrible development. H5N2 has a lower R0 and is more mild than H5N1, in birds at least.
I really hate living in a world that can't respond to crises. There are a handful of countries in the world with the ability and will to do so. But their good intentions are undercut by a cruel, apathetic world.
I hate hiding my face behind a mask. I hate being scared to do simple errands. Fuck this fuckity fuckfuck.
so when bodies are being stacked in the streets do you think the anti-vax people are just going to claim it's because of the covid vaccine and there is no bird flu?
what am i saying of course they will.
Bird flu was made in a lab by woke scientists who were all mind controlled with the mRNA vaccines. 
Or it came from Mexico and so means a pogrom towards anyone not 
is gonna occur similar to the asian hate crimes that happened during covid
It came from texas actually so I'm gonna hate crime anyone wearing a cowboy hat
Can't wait for some Fox news article saying that it MIGHT originate from Mexican science labs and immigration policies should be tightened as a result
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I expect the opinion pages of the NYT and the like to have shit on it within the week.
I'll never get sick because I don't go to the doctor. Checkmate liberals.
time to shave so I can fit a mask over my face properly.
And please don’t eat any undercooked meat.
vegans stay winning
Perfect time to cut down on meat consumption is now folks!
there might be another way: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532752/
Abstract
Tight-fitting filtering facepiece (FFP3) face masks are essential respiratory protective equipment during aerosol-generating procedures in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) environment, and require a fit test to assess mask–face seal competency. Facial hair is considered to be an impediment for achieving a competent seal. We describe an under-mask beard cover called the Singh Thattha technique, which obtained a pass rate of 25/27 (92.6%) by qualitative and 5/5 (100%) by quantitative fit test in full-bearded individuals. Sturdier versions of FFP3 were more effective. For individuals for whom shaving is not possible, the Singh Thattha technique could offer an effective solution to safely don respirator masks.
Ugh I don’t know that I’m willing to do that yet
God I'm feeling like the early days of the covid pandemic, hearing about this distant epidemic with these various news stories coming out about how this thing is getting bigger and bigger as it steadily creeps closer to where it might effect me. I'll be interested to see how people react if this explodes into a full-blown pandemic though. I'm not hopeful, to say the least.
I will point out though that the story says all close contacts tested negative, which I think would mean there's no human-to-human transmission? If so, I'm interested as to how it did reach him - maybe raw milk or undercooked chicken/eggs? It also says there were farms near the patient's home, so maybe there was some contact with poultry/cows? I know it's being reported there was no contact with poultry, but I'm assuming this is just because contact can't be confirmed since he's not a farmworker or anything. But if he's living around farmland there can of course still be contact.
well I hope my new 65" OLED tv shows up before the next lockdowns starts (who am I kidding there's not gonna be another lockdown)
Hopefully it shows up before the mail stops coming at least
just because contact can't be confirmed since he's not a farmworker or anything. But if he's living around farmland there can of course still be contact
can't you get exposed just from bird shit? i doubt contact with strictly 'agricultural' animals is necessary. the super bewildering portion of the story is the patient was on bed-rest for 3 weeks. that strongly implies they weren't exposed to normal environmental vectors, but i don't know how confidently they could rule out the patient having gotten it before being bedridden.
Looking forward to the breathless Westoid articles about the Chinese pigeons conscripted to shit in people's mouths all over the world to spread their sinister bioweapon.
yeah I remember reading it can be spread just through bird shit, which is honestly horrifying. I have bird shit on my car right now and I'm scared to touch it. But yeah I think you're right, contact with birds is enough to spread it.
Whooping (crane) cough 
Where in mexico?
Hospitalized in Mexico City
https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2024-DON520
On 23 May 2024, the Mexico International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) reported to PAHO/WHO a confirmed fatal case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N2) virus detected in a resident of the State of Mexico who was hospitalized in Mexico City.
Cool cool cool just in a mega city. Will libs simultaneously use this to explain why sealing the southern border is even more good while they are unmasked and brunching? Oh hell yeah
Good question lol
You’d think that an article about something so important might tell you where, but alas
Mexico you say? Interesting.
Damn it.
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