Thursday, October 3, 2024

"Dozens of tigers dead after bird flu hits Vietnam zoos"

"Three lions and a panther were also reported to have died of the virus alongside 47 tigers since August."

There's been an ongoing story about possible bird flu cases in Missouri, but the WaPo says the coverage to date has been alarmist and misleading:
public health officials stress there is no evidence so far of a bird flu cluster or that the virus is spreading easily among humans.

Missouri’s state epidemiologist said in an interview that additional testing is being conducted to confirm whether the patient, who has recovered, had bird flu. The patient did not develop the usual symptoms associated with bird flu or have exposure to known sources of the virus. The illnesses experienced by the patient’s contacts, he said, could have been caused by common pathogens such as the coronavirus.