in March a farm worker who reported no contact with sick or dead birds, but who was in contact with dairy cattle, began showing symptoms in the eye and samples were collected by the regional health department to test for potential influenza A. Experts have now confirmed the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission from a mammal (dairy cow) to a human.

In March a farm worker who reported no contact with sick or dead birds, but who was in contact with dairy cattle, began showing symptoms in the eye and samples were collected by the regional health department to test for potential influenza A. Experts have now confirmed the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission from a mammal (dairy cow) to a human.

  • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    And suddenly half of America became extremely passionate about “natural”, untreated milk.

    • spamfajitas@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Oh, they were already there. Someone I know who regularly bumps into the raw milk people was recently telling me he was surprised just how many of them are huge Trump supporters. They were ranting to him about how this is just another hoax and that they aren’t scared.

      Probably has something to do with the crunchy to alt right pipeline, if I had to guess.