WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.640 I guess I should let you have the pick because 00:00:02.640 --> 00:00:05.139 I was just trying to choose. I have too many 00:00:05.139 --> 00:00:08.800 good minis. Let's go feel good. I hope you're 00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:10.679 going to pick one that has a good mini in it. 00:00:10.740 --> 00:00:13.380 Feel bad with the same amount of bad news. I 00:00:13.380 --> 00:00:15.439 don't know the last time I added any bad news 00:00:15.439 --> 00:00:17.640 in there. We could go with pretty sure this is 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:19.660 bad. There's something in there I could read. 00:00:19.859 --> 00:00:23.280 We could also do feeling uncertain. That one's 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:26.030 chock full of stuff. So don't keep everyone in 00:00:26.030 --> 00:00:28.670 suspense now that we figured out. I don't want 00:00:28.670 --> 00:00:30.750 to keep everybody in too much suspense because 00:00:30.750 --> 00:00:33.770 it's gonna be like weeks from now, but I actually 00:00:33.770 --> 00:00:36.869 have a pretty good good news one coming up. So 00:00:36.869 --> 00:00:40.329 I would like to do bad news to balance out how 00:00:40.329 --> 00:00:43.770 we're recording now. You want to make me the 00:00:43.770 --> 00:00:45.750 bad guy for this one? I don't want to make it 00:00:45.750 --> 00:00:48.890 fully bad, just pretty sure. And this is from 00:00:48.890 --> 00:00:52.369 the American Council on Science and Health titled 00:00:52.369 --> 00:00:55.179 Previously Undisclosed discovered cases of AIDS 00:00:55.179 --> 00:01:02.439 and flu in veterinarians are worrisome. The vets 00:01:02.439 --> 00:01:05.159 are getting sick? Apparently. That's what the 00:01:05.159 --> 00:01:08.260 title does to believe. And you gotta think it's 00:01:08.260 --> 00:01:12.420 a pretty good summary. of what we're about to 00:01:12.420 --> 00:01:15.739 read. This is from March 11, 2025. The discovery 00:01:15.739 --> 00:01:20.640 of silent H5N1 infections in unexpected populations, 00:01:20.959 --> 00:01:23.900 the emergence of new variants and its potential 00:01:23.900 --> 00:01:27.040 to evolve into a human to human transmissible 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:30.340 virus necessitates immediate and comprehensive 00:01:30.340 --> 00:01:33.420 public health response. Good luck with that United 00:01:33.420 --> 00:01:36.760 States. I'll just leave it at that. That's not 00:01:36.760 --> 00:01:39.939 in the article, by the way. Amidst the usual 00:01:39.939 --> 00:01:42.700 surge of winter respiratory illnesses, a recent 00:01:42.700 --> 00:01:44.959 report from the Centers of Disease Control and 00:01:44.959 --> 00:01:48.379 Prevention sheds light on an emerging and largely 00:01:48.379 --> 00:01:52.140 undetected threat, the spread of highly pathogenic 00:01:52.140 --> 00:01:55.420 avian influenza to veterinarians, and that is 00:01:55.420 --> 00:01:58.200 H5N1. During the past year, there have been at 00:01:58.200 --> 00:02:02.219 least 70 confirmed cases of symptomatic H5N1 00:02:02.219 --> 00:02:05.900 bird flu in humans in 13 states with one fatality. 00:02:05.939 --> 00:02:09.289 That is, in addition to the devastation of poultry 00:02:09.289 --> 00:02:12.610 and cows. It has affected more than 165 million 00:02:12.610 --> 00:02:15.389 chickens, turkeys and other birds across almost 00:02:15.389 --> 00:02:17.870 all states since the outbreak began in poultry 00:02:17.870 --> 00:02:22.110 in 2022 and has been detected in more than 970 00:02:22.110 --> 00:02:25.229 herds of cattle and dairy cows across 17 states. 00:02:25.370 --> 00:02:27.810 Most human cases have been mild and there have 00:02:27.810 --> 00:02:30.090 been no known instances of person -to -person 00:02:30.090 --> 00:02:33.629 spread, but the CDC's February 13 morbidity and 00:02:33.629 --> 00:02:36.490 mortality weekly report added a new wrinkle. 00:02:36.909 --> 00:02:40.770 described three cases of H5N1 detected in U .S. 00:02:41.150 --> 00:02:43.590 veterinarians who work with cattle, with two 00:02:43.590 --> 00:02:46.810 cases lacking a clear source of exposure. These 00:02:46.810 --> 00:02:49.710 infections were identified through antibody testing 00:02:49.710 --> 00:02:52.870 rather than through symptomatic illness, reflecting 00:02:52.870 --> 00:02:55.870 silent spread of the virus. Although human -to 00:02:55.870 --> 00:02:59.330 -human transmissions remain unconfirmed, a few 00:02:59.330 --> 00:03:01.990 genetic mutations could enable the virus to make 00:03:01.990 --> 00:03:04.330 the leap, which would increase significantly 00:03:04.330 --> 00:03:08.129 the public health risk. The CDC's analysis in 00:03:08.129 --> 00:03:12.409 blood samples of 150 bovine veterinarians in 00:03:12.409 --> 00:03:15.090 46 U .S. states and Canada during the current 00:03:15.090 --> 00:03:18.490 H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows and poultry revealed 00:03:18.490 --> 00:03:21.210 that three asymptomatic U .S. practitioners, 00:03:21.370 --> 00:03:25.250 which is 2%, had antibodies to H5N1 in September, 00:03:25.370 --> 00:03:28.069 suggesting recent infection. Two of them reported 00:03:28.069 --> 00:03:31.169 no exposures to infected animals, and the third 00:03:31.169 --> 00:03:33.870 practiced in Georgia and South Carolina, which 00:03:33.870 --> 00:03:37.530 have had no known cases in cattle. These findings 00:03:37.530 --> 00:03:41.250 suggested there could be a U .S. state with a 00:03:41.250 --> 00:03:45.090 in brackets H5 positive people and animals that 00:03:45.090 --> 00:03:47.430 have not yet been identified the study authors 00:03:47.430 --> 00:03:50.259 wrote. Although the infected veterinarians reported 00:03:50.259 --> 00:03:52.780 wearing gloves or other protective gear where 00:03:52.780 --> 00:03:56.159 caring for cattle, none wore respiratory or eye 00:03:56.159 --> 00:03:58.219 protection, which are recommended when working 00:03:58.219 --> 00:04:00.939 with even uninfected animals in regions with 00:04:00.939 --> 00:04:06.080 confirmed cases. As the researchers wrote, HPAIA 00:04:06.080 --> 00:04:10.099 in brackets H5 virus is known to be present in 00:04:10.099 --> 00:04:12.740 high concentrations in milk produced by infected 00:04:12.740 --> 00:04:15.780 cattle, introducing infection risk through respiratory, 00:04:16.000 --> 00:04:18.740 ocular and gastrointestinal exposure interesting 00:04:18.740 --> 00:04:20.980 and I didn't realize it was going between birds 00:04:20.980 --> 00:04:23.329 and cattle. It's been going through everything. 00:04:23.689 --> 00:04:26.470 Like every article we talk about is like seals 00:04:26.470 --> 00:04:29.569 and dolphins. Yeah, we did talk about that, right? 00:04:29.610 --> 00:04:32.370 It's like running rampant. It's everywhere. Further 00:04:32.370 --> 00:04:35.310 compounding concerns. Experimental studies have 00:04:35.310 --> 00:04:38.350 now confirmed that H5N1 can be transmitted through 00:04:38.350 --> 00:04:41.089 unpasteurized cow's milk. In response, health 00:04:41.089 --> 00:04:43.810 officials are strongly advocating for nationwide 00:04:43.810 --> 00:04:46.769 milk testing initiatives to detect and limit 00:04:46.769 --> 00:04:49.810 potential sources of exposure. Without such testing, 00:04:50.209 --> 00:04:52.759 we risk missing genetic changes in the virus 00:04:52.759 --> 00:04:55.060 that could allow it to spread much more easily 00:04:55.060 --> 00:05:05.600 in humans, which is already a concern. Yeah, 00:05:05.860 --> 00:05:07.879 it's not like they're trying to cut out things 00:05:07.879 --> 00:05:10.300 like that in the United States right now. And 00:05:10.300 --> 00:05:13.180 we all know the person in charge of like the 00:05:13.180 --> 00:05:15.660 health and safety of the United States is - Yeah, 00:05:15.660 --> 00:05:17.980 R &K Junior is a big proponent of herd immunity. 00:05:18.620 --> 00:05:21.319 Yeah, oh yeah. By herd immunity, I mean, just 00:05:21.319 --> 00:05:24.040 let the herd go and do what they will, and they 00:05:24.040 --> 00:05:28.420 will be immune. Yeah, just let a couple of them 00:05:28.420 --> 00:05:33.100 live. That's for sure. It goes on just basically 00:05:33.100 --> 00:05:35.860 about preventative measures. This is basically 00:05:35.860 --> 00:05:39.339 a research paper talking about preventative measures 00:05:39.339 --> 00:05:41.660 and stuff like that so I thought it was interesting. 00:05:41.860 --> 00:05:45.079 I also was just reading the other day it's springtime 00:05:45.079 --> 00:05:49.079 so obviously birds are migrating back. And just 00:05:49.079 --> 00:05:51.180 coughing everywhere. I can't remember where I 00:05:51.180 --> 00:05:53.779 was reading this and they're talking about how 00:05:53.779 --> 00:05:56.860 there's scientists who just study these major 00:05:56.860 --> 00:06:00.680 ponds in Canada where a lot of these birds that 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:04.100 are migrating back for the summer to watch for 00:06:04.100 --> 00:06:07.060 how many of them are affected just because it's 00:06:07.060 --> 00:06:10.699 just running so rampant right now to kind of 00:06:10.699 --> 00:06:13.779 keep an eye on how it's spreading or going to 00:06:13.779 --> 00:06:15.800 spreading Canada. Yeah, it's terrifying. Bringing 00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:18.939 it back. Would you say they are pondering? Yep, 00:06:18.959 --> 00:06:21.810 I sure... would. You didn't, but you should. 00:06:22.790 --> 00:06:26.050 Yeah, no, I totally meant to say that. Okay, 00:06:26.230 --> 00:06:29.230 good. But yeah, more bad news for you to start 00:06:29.230 --> 00:06:32.009 out, you know, get you through the rest of the 00:06:32.009 --> 00:06:35.610 week. 48 hours, at least. Because Friday, we're 00:06:35.610 --> 00:06:38.149 gonna come in with a banger to save you, I hope. 00:06:38.550 --> 00:06:40.170 I don't know, I'm in charge of it, so I sure 00:06:40.170 --> 00:06:44.069 hope. I sure hope too. Bye. Bye.