New Mutations Identified in #BirdFlu #Virus The virus, called #H5N1, has infected #cows in at least 36 #herds in nine states, raising fears that #milk could be infectious — concerns now largely put to rest — and highlighting the risk that many #viruses might jump across species on crowded #farms. A #genetic analysis sheds light on when the #outbreak began, how the virus spread and where it may be going. nytimes.com/2024/05/03/health/… archive.ph/8sQTX
After 10 months off for my science journalism fellowship at MIT I’m jumping back into infectious disease reporting and uh boy I’m not gonna be bored am I?!
Here's a first story on #h5n1 in cows (and I'll try to write a thread later):
