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Whee! Perfect timing for bird flu! We have the most competent federal government and CDC now! /s

ABC News: 1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before

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#birdflu #health #disease


1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before

The patient is an older adult with underlying health conditions.
Mary Kekatos (ABC News)
#health #disease #BirdFlu

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AI6YR Ben
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AI6YR Ben
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Also, this kind of crap drives me nuts. It's deliberate framing to say "this person was not important, healthy people don't have to worry" as they did in the pandemic. #gripe
Headline: "The patient is an older adult with underlying health conditions."
#Gripe
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David Mitchell
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David Mitchell
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“The patient has a mixed backyard flock of domestic poultry at their home that had exposure to wild birds” would be a much more useful, sensitive, and humane piece of information to highlight rather than, ‘they were old and we don’t think they matter’
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Michael Busch
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Michael Busch
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@DavidM_yeg
“The patient has a mixed backyard flock of domestic poultry at their home that had exposure to wild birds” also reminds people with backyard chickens that they need to be very careful with those.

Since I know people here in Minnesota who have had to have their flocks culled because of bird flu.

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Jer 🚵🏼
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Jer 🚵🏼
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Yeah, two prong dismissal: ageism and everyone else can say, “well, I don't have underlying issues so nothing to worry about”.
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