https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/human-bird-flu-possible- washington-state-us-months-rcna243905
They aren't releasing the genotype, and they haven't figured how the
patient was infected.-a The patient remains hospitalized.-a They claim
that the patient entered the hospital in early November.-a Sounds like
D1.1 in terms of severity of symptoms.
There have only been 3 other human infections (dairy worker and two
poultry workers) detected in 2025 because they stopped testing dairy
workers even though they knew that a lot of them were being infected.
Ron Okimoto
On 11/14/2025 10:03 AM, RonO wrote:
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/human-bird-flu-possible-https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/first-ever-human- case-h5n5-avian-flu-confirmed-washington-state
washington-state-us-months-rcna243905
They aren't releasing the genotype, and they haven't figured how the
patient was infected.-a The patient remains hospitalized.-a They claim
that the patient entered the hospital in early November.-a Sounds like
D1.1 in terms of severity of symptoms.
There have only been 3 other human infections (dairy worker and two
poultry workers) detected in 2025 because they stopped testing dairy
workers even though they knew that a lot of them were being infected.
Ron Okimoto
The infection has been confirmed and it is claimed to be H5N5 and sounds like a reassorted virus with H5N1 ancestry.-a Genotype D1.1 is still classified as H5N1 even though its N1 gene comes from a North American
avian flu strain.-a It still has the Asian H5 lineage.
The Washington patient is seriously ill and may have gotten infected by
his backyard flock.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/avian-flu-has- decimated-worlds-largest-breeding-colony-southern-elephant
Avian flu has devastated Southern elephant seals.-a Half the population
of the largest breeding group is gone.-a The news article only calls it
high path AI, but other articles have claimed that the Southern elephant seals were being infected by H5N1.
Ron Okimoto
On 11/17/2025 5:05 PM, RonO wrote:
On 11/14/2025 10:03 AM, RonO wrote:
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/human-bird-flu-possible-https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/first-ever-human-
washington-state-us-months-rcna243905
They aren't releasing the genotype, and they haven't figured how the
patient was infected.-a The patient remains hospitalized.-a They claim
that the patient entered the hospital in early November.-a Sounds like
D1.1 in terms of severity of symptoms.
There have only been 3 other human infections (dairy worker and two
poultry workers) detected in 2025 because they stopped testing dairy
workers even though they knew that a lot of them were being infected.
Ron Okimoto
case-h5n5-avian-flu-confirmed-washington-state
The infection has been confirmed and it is claimed to be H5N5 and
sounds like a reassorted virus with H5N1 ancestry.-a Genotype D1.1 is
still classified as H5N1 even though its N1 gene comes from a North
American avian flu strain.-a It still has the Asian H5 lineage.
The Washington patient is seriously ill and may have gotten infected
by his backyard flock.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/avian-flu-has-
decimated-worlds-largest-breeding-colony-southern-elephant
Avian flu has devastated Southern elephant seals.-a Half the population
of the largest breeding group is gone.-a The news article only calls it
high path AI, but other articles have claimed that the Southern
elephant seals were being infected by H5N1.
Ron Okimoto
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/indiana-tracks-more- avian-flu-outbreaks-poultry
More avian flu infections in flocks in 4 states.-a Indiana claims 20 infections in just one county within the last month.-a 83 confirmed
infected flocks in the US in just the last 30 days.-a So many flocks in
one county probably means that there is a human connection with the infections.-a Someone is taking the virus to these farms.-a Either shared workers and equipment or something like feed trucks.-a Most commercial
farms disinfect the feed trucks before they are allowed onto the farm,
and some of them don't allow the trucks onto the farm, and have the feed delivered through the farm fence.-a I don't know how long the virus might
be infectious if the feed was being contaminated at the feed mill.-a Most salmonella flock infections are due to contaminated feed.
There have been 47 backyard flock infections in the last 30 days, and
all the owners are possible victims of infection.-a With the last hospitalization of a backyard flock owner (earlier this month) the CDC
and USDA should be increasing their warnings and advisories to backyard flock owners that they are in real danger of contracting a deadly form
of avian influenza.-a They need to tell them what to look out for and to
get their flocks tested and minimize contact if they see symptoms.
Ron Okimoto
On 11/19/2025 9:45 AM, RonO wrote:
On 11/17/2025 5:05 PM, RonO wrote:https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-general/quick-takes-egg-salmonella- outbreak-called-over-new-marburg-cases-ethiopia
On 11/14/2025 10:03 AM, RonO wrote:
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/human-bird-flu-possible-https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/first-ever-human-
washington-state-us-months-rcna243905
They aren't releasing the genotype, and they haven't figured how the
patient was infected.-a The patient remains hospitalized.-a They claim >>>> that the patient entered the hospital in early November.-a Sounds
like D1.1 in terms of severity of symptoms.
There have only been 3 other human infections (dairy worker and two
poultry workers) detected in 2025 because they stopped testing dairy
workers even though they knew that a lot of them were being infected.
Ron Okimoto
case-h5n5-avian-flu-confirmed-washington-state
The infection has been confirmed and it is claimed to be H5N5 and
sounds like a reassorted virus with H5N1 ancestry.-a Genotype D1.1 is
still classified as H5N1 even though its N1 gene comes from a North
American avian flu strain.-a It still has the Asian H5 lineage.
The Washington patient is seriously ill and may have gotten infected
by his backyard flock.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/avian-flu-has-
decimated-worlds-largest-breeding-colony-southern-elephant
Avian flu has devastated Southern elephant seals.-a Half the
population of the largest breeding group is gone.-a The news article
only calls it high path AI, but other articles have claimed that the
Southern elephant seals were being infected by H5N1.
Ron Okimoto
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/indiana-tracks-
more- avian-flu-outbreaks-poultry
More avian flu infections in flocks in 4 states.-a Indiana claims 20
infections in just one county within the last month.-a 83 confirmed
infected flocks in the US in just the last 30 days.-a So many flocks in
one county probably means that there is a human connection with the
infections.-a Someone is taking the virus to these farms.-a Either
shared workers and equipment or something like feed trucks.-a Most
commercial farms disinfect the feed trucks before they are allowed
onto the farm, and some of them don't allow the trucks onto the farm,
and have the feed delivered through the farm fence.-a I don't know how
long the virus might be infectious if the feed was being contaminated
at the feed mill.-a Most salmonella flock infections are due to
contaminated feed.
There have been 47 backyard flock infections in the last 30 days, and
all the owners are possible victims of infection.-a With the last
hospitalization of a backyard flock owner (earlier this month) the CDC
and USDA should be increasing their warnings and advisories to
backyard flock owners that they are in real danger of contracting a
deadly form of avian influenza.-a They need to tell them what to look
out for and to get their flocks tested and minimize contact if they
see symptoms.
Ron Okimoto
145,000 flu hospitalizations in Japan in just one week.-a The fastest
pace to exceed the warning level in 10 years.-a Earlier articles claim
that the major viral strain infecting Japan is not well matched with the current vaccine.-a We might be using the same vaccine strains that WHO recommended.-a They just picked wrong again.-a The previous articles
claimed that they expected more hospitalizations because of the mismatch because the vaccines usually decrease hospitalizations as their major effect.
Ron Okimoto
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/human-bird-flu-possible- washington-state-us-months-rcna243905
They aren't releasing the genotype, and they haven't figured how the
patient was infected.-a The patient remains hospitalized.-a They claim
that the patient entered the hospital in early November.-a Sounds like
D1.1 in terms of severity of symptoms.
There have only been 3 other human infections (dairy worker and two
poultry workers) detected in 2025 because they stopped testing dairy
workers even though they knew that a lot of them were being infected.
Ron Okimoto
On 11/14/2025 10:03 AM, RonO wrote:
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/human-bird-flu-possible-https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/grays-harbor-county-resident-dies- complications-avian-influenza?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
washington-state-us-months-rcna243905
They aren't releasing the genotype, and they haven't figured how the
patient was infected.-a The patient remains hospitalized.-a They claim
that the patient entered the hospital in early November.-a Sounds like
D1.1 in terms of severity of symptoms.
There have only been 3 other human infections (dairy worker and two
poultry workers) detected in 2025 because they stopped testing dairy
workers even though they knew that a lot of them were being infected.
Ron Okimoto
The patient died of H5N5 influenza infection.-a He was likely infected by his backyard birds.
Ron Okimoto
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/human-bird-flu-possible- washington-state-us-months-rcna243905
They aren't releasing the genotype, and they haven't figured how the
patient was infected.-a The patient remains hospitalized.-a They claim
that the patient entered the hospital in early November.-a Sounds like
D1.1 in terms of severity of symptoms.
There have only been 3 other human infections (dairy worker and two
poultry workers) detected in 2025 because they stopped testing dairy
workers even though they knew that a lot of them were being infected.
Ron Okimoto
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/human-bird-flu-possible- washington-state-us-months-rcna243905
They aren't releasing the genotype, and they haven't figured how the
patient was infected.-a The patient remains hospitalized.-a They claim
that the patient entered the hospital in early November.-a Sounds like
D1.1 in terms of severity of symptoms.
There have only been 3 other human infections (dairy worker and two
poultry workers) detected in 2025 because they stopped testing dairy
workers even though they knew that a lot of them were being infected.
Ron Okimoto
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