Another team of scientists conclude the genetic sequences from the cows infected with #H5N1 #birdflu point to a single introduction of the virus into cows from wild birds, and then spread from herd to herd.
@HelenBranswell Does this hypothesis make things better, worse —-is it a driver in spread? Meaning: is it better or worse that 1 bird infected all the cows & is causing cow to cow spread? Or preferable if it was multiple birds?
@HelenBranswell Introduction of virus into cattle from wild birds... Then spread from: cattle-to-cattle cattle-to-other-mammal (cats, etc) cattle-to-chickens cattle-to-turkeys cow-to-sheep? (Minnesota?) sheep-to-turkey (Minnesota) @LouiseHMoncla @MichaelWorobey @PeacockFlu
@HelenBranswell There have previous spillover events into humans that haven't gotten as much attention as this current outbreak. Is this outbreak particularly worrying because cattle farms allow this virus to mutate and spread in humans?
@HelenBranswell Oh no!!!!! But @MichaelWorobey & @jepekar told us we need multiple spillovers to cross species, like in SARS CoV2....so you're saying this was leaked from a lab?! OMG!! Call @ScienceInsider @johnstravis @martinenserink @sciencecohen @jeffmervis
@HelenBranswell Bird to herd. I wonder how easily it can spread from bird to pig.
@HelenBranswell How do we know the samples are not just from one herd when there is no metadata?
@HelenBranswell @MoriartyLab Is H5N1 a potential C0Wfefe pandemic virus ?