Hi Friends,
I'm excited to announce that I set up a crowdfunding campaign for my sugar selection system for antibiotic-free cloning! Finally formalizing this project; it's been a dream for too long now. Every penny counts; please RT!
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experiment.com/projects/towar…

Excellent video about avian influenza, and what to do if you see sick birds in Australia.
agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-tr…

NEJM article on human case of #H5N1 in dairy worker, Texas, late March. No cattle samples were taken from that farm. The lineage and reservoir origin of this case is still unclear, imo.

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Our New York City Virus Hunters tested a lot of milk from supermarkets in NYC for H5N1. No trace of genome or antibodies to the virus. With phil meade and Christine Marizzi

1. Did you hear that scientists found dairy cows infected with HPAI H5N1 (Bird Flu), and have even found non-infectious fragments of viral RNA in store-bought milk? The New York City Virus Hunters from BioBus have been hard at work checking the milk on shelves in NYC.

Citizen science in action

Remember that a disproportionate number of persons at risk for getting #H5N1 from animal exposure are farmers and migrant workers - they may be reluctant to seek care for various reasons.

Important to engage with these communities to understand barriers to care.

Bird flu has been found in a tiny percentage of New York City birds: 'several geese, a peregrine falcon, a red-tailed hawk and a chicken .... So far, only two humans have been infected with H5N1, or bird flu, in the United States since 2022.'

cbsnews.com/newyork/news/b…

Great feature of our work in New York City with BioBus Wild Bird Fund Christine Marizzi and phil meade. And very helpful information for the community.
abc7ny.com/bird-flu-nyc-s…

HPAI is truly affecting animals everywhere. Surveillance in the urban environs of NY city, over 1700 samples collected and virus detected in 4 different bird species. Viruses w different genotypes. Important for risk, response, biosecurity
👉biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New from EFSA: guidance for public health authorities in EU/EEA countries on how to interpret the current situation of HPAI outbreaks in animals, includes mitigation measures. Useful guidance document.
👉efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.29…