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Like #SARSCoV2 before it, #H5N1 is also finding farmed mink to be a welcoming host.
"In Spain, the virus appeared to spread from mink to mink. It also contained an unusual mutation that might be a sign of adaptation to mammals, scientists reported in a recent paper in the journal Eurosurveillance."
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/health/avian-flu-mink-h5n1.html
@cyrilpedia @n8_upham Maybe—and hear me out for a second—we shouldn’t be farming animals for their fur? 🤔
@busybee @cyrilpedia Yeah amen to that, seems pretty clear that the costs outweigh any benefits of soft warm clothing, and that's before considering the animal suffering part
@cyrilpedia @n8_upham
Well humans are mammals. And in that farm the workers had to wear masks 😷 So masks work. Non of the workers got infected.
And that should be the title of this article: Masks work. 😀😷👍
Masks will prevent pandemics. please continue wearing them. Stay healthy. Being sick is not fun. Sick workers are expensive. Economy loves healthy fit workers 😀👍