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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-dairy-herd-wisconsin

Wisconsin is finally claiming a positive dairy herd. The surrounding
states admitted to having positive herds in 2024, but that was before mandatory herd testing was implemented in 2025.

The virus has the same H5 sequence lineage as the B3.13 and D1.1 H5N1,
but they claim to not have analyzed the sequence data to determine the genotype.

The USDA is claiming that they have seen only a small number of states
with dairy influenza cases in 2025, but they are not counting multiple
states that had reinfected herds like Colorado, Iowa, and Minnesota.

It is sad that they never implemented dairy worker testing and contact tracing, and their eradication program still does not require that dairy workers from infected farms do not work on other farms. They don't even
warn uninfected dairies to be wary of allowing dairy workers from
infected farms from working on their farms. How do they think that the
virus infected nearly all the California dairies that were not
exchanging animals?

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/livestock/enhance-biosecurity

Ron Okimoto

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On 12/16/2025 11:32 AM, RonO wrote:

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms- highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-dairy-herd-wisconsin

Wisconsin is finally claiming a positive dairy herd.-a The surrounding states admitted to having positive herds in 2024, but that was before mandatory herd testing was implemented in 2025.

The virus has the same H5 sequence lineage as the B3.13 and D1.1 H5N1,
but they claim to not have analyzed the sequence data to determine the genotype.

The USDA is claiming that they have seen only-a a small number of states with dairy influenza cases in 2025, but they are not counting multiple states that had reinfected herds like Colorado, Iowa, and Minnesota.

It is sad that they never implemented dairy worker testing and contact tracing, and their eradication program still does not require that dairy workers from infected farms do not work on other farms.-a They don't even warn uninfected dairies to be wary of allowing dairy workers from
infected farms from working on their farms.-a How do they think that the virus infected nearly all the California dairies that were not
exchanging animals?

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian- influenza/hpai-detections/livestock/enhance-biosecurity

Ron Okimoto

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/quick-takes-possible-vaccine-bottlenecks-byheart-formula-warnings-more

More commercial flocks in Indiana have gone down in the same area. They should have completed an epidemiological analysis by now and they should
have started contact tracing immediately, so they should know how the
virus is spreading to so many farms. All the commercial poultry should
be raised inside in the winter and should not be exposed to wild birds.

Ron Okimoto

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On 12/17/2025 12:27 PM, RonO wrote:

On 12/16/2025 11:32 AM, RonO wrote:

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms-
highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-dairy-herd-wisconsin

Wisconsin is finally claiming a positive dairy herd.-a The surrounding
states admitted to having positive herds in 2024, but that was before
mandatory herd testing was implemented in 2025.

The virus has the same H5 sequence lineage as the B3.13 and D1.1 H5N1,
but they claim to not have analyzed the sequence data to determine the
genotype.

The USDA is claiming that they have seen only-a a small number of
states with dairy influenza cases in 2025, but they are not counting
multiple states that had reinfected herds like Colorado, Iowa, and
Minnesota.

It is sad that they never implemented dairy worker testing and contact
tracing, and their eradication program still does not require that
dairy workers from infected farms do not work on other farms.-a They
don't even warn uninfected dairies to be wary of allowing dairy
workers from infected farms from working on their farms.-a How do they
think that the virus infected nearly all the California dairies that
were not exchanging animals?

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-
influenza/hpai-detections/livestock/enhance-biosecurity

Ron Okimoto

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/quick-takes- possible-vaccine-bottlenecks-byheart-formula-warnings-more

More commercial flocks in Indiana have gone down in the same area.-a They should have completed an epidemiological analysis by now and they should have started contact tracing immediately, so they should know how the
virus is spreading to so many farms.-a All the commercial poultry should
be raised inside in the winter and should not be exposed to wild birds.

Ron Okimoto

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/quick-takes-challenge-acip-kids-vaccines-flu-rising-europe-pandemic-flu-vaccine-funds

flu cases are rising early in the flu season in Europe. A similar
article claimed the same thing for Japan earlier this month. The H3N2 K strain that was not accounted for in the current vaccine is causing most
of the infections across the globe. This is a time when we need an mRNA vaccine that should be made now to compensate for choosing wrong again
for the standard vaccines. Both WHO and the CDC chose wrong again for
the second year in a row the vaccines missed a major infectious virus,
but this year the strain seems to be more virulent.

Ron Okimoto

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On 12/16/2025 11:32 AM, RonO wrote:

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms- highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-dairy-herd-wisconsin

Wisconsin is finally claiming a positive dairy herd.-a The surrounding states admitted to having positive herds in 2024, but that was before mandatory herd testing was implemented in 2025.

The virus has the same H5 sequence lineage as the B3.13 and D1.1 H5N1,
but they claim to not have analyzed the sequence data to determine the genotype.

The USDA is claiming that they have seen only-a a small number of states with dairy influenza cases in 2025, but they are not counting multiple states that had reinfected herds like Colorado, Iowa, and Minnesota.

It is sad that they never implemented dairy worker testing and contact tracing, and their eradication program still does not require that dairy workers from infected farms do not work on other farms.-a They don't even warn uninfected dairies to be wary of allowing dairy workers from
infected farms from working on their farms.-a How do they think that the virus infected nearly all the California dairies that were not
exchanging animals?

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian- influenza/hpai-detections/livestock/enhance-biosecurity

Ron Okimoto

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/update-genetic-sequencing-results-wisconsin-dairy-herd-detection-highly

The USDA is claiming that the Wisconsin infection involves the D1.1
genotype, but that it is an independent infection from wild birds. My
guess is that this is just wrong. The D1.1 dairy infections in Nevada
are due to the same infection event, and the GISAID sequence indicates
that the infection came from Washington poultry workers infected by the
D1.1 genotype. If the Wisconsin D1.1 is related to the Washington
Poultry worker infection it would be the same spillover event. The USDA
never do the epidemiology, nor are they releasing any sequence
comparisons with other D1.1 infections. The Wisconsin sequence may be
in the database, but they list the location as USA which is useless for tracking viral infections within the US.

If this is a new spillover event from wild birds into dairy cattle, that
could indicate that dairy herds are vectors for a lot of the infected
poultry farms of past years. The dairy herds get infected by influenza,
and the dairy workers transfer the infection to poultry farms that they
also work on.

Ron Okimoto

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On 12/16/2025 11:32 AM, RonO wrote:

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms- highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-dairy-herd-wisconsin

Wisconsin is finally claiming a positive dairy herd.-a The surrounding states admitted to having positive herds in 2024, but that was before mandatory herd testing was implemented in 2025.

The virus has the same H5 sequence lineage as the B3.13 and D1.1 H5N1,
but they claim to not have analyzed the sequence data to determine the genotype.

The USDA is claiming that they have seen only-a a small number of states with dairy influenza cases in 2025, but they are not counting multiple states that had reinfected herds like Colorado, Iowa, and Minnesota.

It is sad that they never implemented dairy worker testing and contact tracing, and their eradication program still does not require that dairy workers from infected farms do not work on other farms.-a They don't even warn uninfected dairies to be wary of allowing dairy workers from
infected farms from working on their farms.-a How do they think that the virus infected nearly all the California dairies that were not
exchanging animals?

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian- influenza/hpai-detections/livestock/enhance-biosecurity

Ron Okimoto

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/avian-flu-strikes-birds-5-more-us-states-suspected-die-offs-iowa-florida

Commercial poultry and wild birds are being affected by avian influenza
in 5 states, and is suspected of being involved in wild bird deaths in
Iowa and Florida.

They aren't releasing the genotype, nor are they doing any
epidemiological analysis to determine how all the commercial flocks are
being infected. They obviously have the sequence data, so why not
compare the sequences?

Ron Okimoto

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On 12/16/2025 11:32 AM, RonO wrote:

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms- highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-dairy-herd-wisconsin

Wisconsin is finally claiming a positive dairy herd.-a The surrounding states admitted to having positive herds in 2024, but that was before mandatory herd testing was implemented in 2025.

The virus has the same H5 sequence lineage as the B3.13 and D1.1 H5N1,
but they claim to not have analyzed the sequence data to determine the genotype.

The USDA is claiming that they have seen only-a a small number of states with dairy influenza cases in 2025, but they are not counting multiple states that had reinfected herds like Colorado, Iowa, and Minnesota.

It is sad that they never implemented dairy worker testing and contact tracing, and their eradication program still does not require that dairy workers from infected farms do not work on other farms.-a They don't even warn uninfected dairies to be wary of allowing dairy workers from
infected farms from working on their farms.-a How do they think that the virus infected nearly all the California dairies that were not
exchanging animals?

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian- influenza/hpai-detections/livestock/enhance-biosecurity

Ron Okimoto

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-general/quick-takes-cruise-ship-outbreak-flu-season-australia-avian-flu-nebraska-polio

The flu season is still going on in Australia, due to the H3N2 K strain.
Flu season down under usually ends 3 months ago.

Ron Okimoto

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