Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likely

Summary

A new H5N1 bird flu variant has become “endemic in cows,” with cases detected in Nevada and Arizona, raising concerns about human transmission.

Experts warn that without intervention, the outbreak will continue, but Trump has cut CDC staff and halted flu vaccination campaigns.

The virus’s spread coincides with a severe flu season, increasing the risk of mutation.

The administration has also stopped sharing flu data with the WHO and shifted its containment strategy away from culling infected poultry, raising fears of inadequate response.

  • ansiz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    8 months ago

    Maybe it will get people to start drinking plant based milk if the price of course milk skyrockets like it has with eggs. All the IGF-1 in dairy isn’t good for you and could even be part of the reason for the rise in colorectal cancer (the amount of dairy we consume nowadays in nuts).

    • imvii@lemmy.caEnglish
      81·
      8 months ago

      I usually have a little milk around the house for cooking sauces and things. Something like soy or almond milk don’t make good substitutes. I can’t remember the last time I just drank a glass of milk.

      • naught@sh.itjust.works
        8·
        8 months ago

        I haven’t had cows milk in years. Somehow all my sauces and things are still turning out delicious! Lots of plant milk is flavored or sweetened. Buying regular/unsweetened almond or oat milk will work for most cases. I am extremely partial to oat milk and I would honestly drink a glass of it

      • grysbok@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        3·
        8 months ago

        Have you tried powdered milk? I like it because it’s shelf stable. We use plant milk for most drinks and cereal, powdered milk for cooking.

      • Saurok@lemm.ee
        3·
        8 months ago

        I use almond, soy, and/or oat milk for my coffee and tea and like it alright. Different strokes for different folks.

      • ansiz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        8 months ago

        Really it’s not. Grocery chains carry good alternatives even in really rural areas nowadays. If you haven’t tried one in the last few years the options out now are quite a bit better. I typically use Planet Oat in my coffee.

    • sibachian@lemmy.mlEnglish
      53·
      8 months ago

      dude, people literally ate nothing but potatoes and milk for the longest time. it’s the direct reason why we had industrialization at all. because people could live off milk and potatoes without owning large plots of land. it was revolutionary. so i find it very hard to believe that we would be consuming more dairy nowadays versus our ancestors, who literally had nothing else to eat.