Sudden expansion of bird flu variant among cattle raises suspicion of lab leak origin
On the occasion of the state of California declaring a public emergency on the grounds of H5N1, a bird flu variant, purportedly spreading in its dairy herds, the public should be aware of the highly suspicious circumstances of this incident.
Reviewing the literature on Influenza A in cattle, I see that until 2024, it was regarded as extremely rare. Documented cases of natural influenza A infections in cattle are presented on the following graph, published in a 2019 paper titled “Influenza A in Bovine Species: A Narrative Literature Review” in the journal Virus. (picrel 1)
The following graph displays documented cases of experimental influenza A infections in cattle, published in the same paper. (picrel 2)
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