[HN Gopher] CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Bet...
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       CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and
       People
        
       Author : KittenInABox
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2025-02-13 19:19 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (archive.ph)
 (TXT) w3m dump (archive.ph)
        
       | blueyes wrote:
       | Equally important: the cats died days later.
       | 
       | Here's a good map of the bird flu breakouts.
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       | https://investigatemidwest.org/2025/01/21/134m-poultry-and-c...
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       | Most people are not paying enough attention to this.
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       | Another real danger arises with the so-called "mixing vessel
       | phenomenon," which occurs when different virus strains infect the
       | same host simultaneously, particularly in the context of
       | influenza viruses.
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       | This primarily happens in animals like pigs, which can be
       | infected by both avian and human influenza strains. When multiple
       | virus strains infect the same cells, their genetic material can
       | undergo reassortment - where segments of genetic material from
       | different viruses combine to create new viral variants.
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       | So a corona variant could mix with this fast-spreading avian flu
       | and produce something that impacts humans more.
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       | Viruses are like drunken teenagers -- they behave worse when they
       | mix!
        
       | howard941 wrote:
       | Actual link https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/health/cdc-bird-
       | flu-cats-...
        
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