I posted about this in the news mega, but figured I’d post separately too as it seems potentially happening.gif
With the caveat from the article:
H5N1 is a strain of influenza A. It’s impossible to know at this time if this is what is driving this increase, but vigilance is warranted. Hopefully this is simply all a coincidence or just a statistical anomaly. I watch for early signals to monitor.
But an apparent surge of flu in April in a cattle production region is…deeply concerning, given the bird flu situation right now.
Unfortunately, north america is completely checked out on basic prevention these days. They did like 6 months of pseudo isolation and the need for brunch and a night out with the bros/ ladies night, was too strong.
It’s a good thing we didn’t all get infected with a disease that seemingly makes us more vulnerable to future infections… And I’m sure everyone regularly goes for updated flu shots.