• TonoManza@lemmygrad.ml
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    Henry said the province was still identifying the exact strain, but assumes the case is H5N1.

    The World Health Organization says H5N1’s risk to humans is low because there is no evidence of human transmission, but the virus has been found in an increasing number of animals including cattle in the United States.

    not mad

    We’re really just gonna re-run a Trump pandemic

      • SchillMenaker [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        Absolutely unfortunately, H5N1 tends to have the highest mortality rates amongst the youngest brackets and the lowest mortality amongst the oldest brackets. But I can tell you what, if kids start dying it might be hard to stop parents from Christopher Dornering^Steven Paddock Congress.