TACT...A question for you. There is something very interesting about the Texas farmhand case which I haven't seen discussed elsewhere. The Texas farmhand has a specific viral mutation that is considered a 'mammalian adaptation signal'; HOWEVER, none of the dairy cattle on the farm has this same signal.
This seems quite interesting. Could it suggest this gentleman did NOT get the virus from the cows?
The CDC has put out an alert to physicians to be on the lookout for HPAI...perhaps they feel there is another viral vector in the community?? I did read that CATS on the afflicted dairy farm had a 100% fatality rate from the virus.
TACT...A question for you. There is something very interesting about the Texas farmhand case which I haven't seen discussed elsewhere. The Texas farmhand has a specific viral mutation that is considered a 'mammalian adaptation signal'; HOWEVER, none of the dairy cattle on the farm has this same signal.
This seems quite interesting. Could it suggest this gentleman did NOT get the virus from the cows?
The CDC has put out an alert to physicians to be on the lookout for HPAI...perhaps they feel there is another viral vector in the community?? I did read that CATS on the afflicted dairy farm had a 100% fatality rate from the virus.
https://twitter.com/HNimanFC/status/1776388087016301000
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/tests-confirm-avian-flu-new-mexico-dairy-farm-probe-finds-cats-positive