Bombing a tent camp full of displaced people is a clear-cut, full-on war crime. Even if Hamas troops were present, that does not absolve the IDF of the obligation to protect civilians. It does not turn a tent camp into a free fire zone.

Part of an excellent thread and terrific report: Clues From Bird Flu’s Ground Zero on Dairy Farms in the Texas Panhandle

In early Feb., dairy farmers in the Texas Panhandle began to notice sick cattle. The buzz soon reached Darren Turley, executive director of the Texas Association of Dairymen: “They said there is something moving from herd to herd.”

Amy Maxmen, PhD reports ⤵️ californiahealthline.org/news/article/b…

Keep saying that to friends. Even if you don't mask regularly, please mask inside airplanes.

Great narrative of events that have transpired since the onset of the H5N1 influenza outbreak.

Mice catch bird flu after being fed unprocessed cow milk.

'Collectively, our data indicate that HPAI A(H5N1) virus in untreated milk can infect susceptible animals that consume it'

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

This article by Amy Maxmen, PhD is indeed worth reading. However, a big gap in our knowledge is the special circumstances that allowed the original spillover of high path. bird flu virus from birds to cows. What was so different in/around Texas last winter for this to happen? 1/2

Today's must-read, by Amy Maxmen, PhD: The race to uncover #H5N1 bird flu in the Texas Panhandle texastribune.org/2024/05/23/tex… via Texas Tribune

This is worth the read. #H5N1 #birdflu kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

Amy Maxmen, PhD Dr. Angela Rasmussen Tom Peacock once again we screw ourselves over by not having a comprehensive healthcare system for all:

A bird flu whodunit: An early indication that something had gone awry on farms in Texas came from devices hitched to collars on dairy cows — what one expert calls an “an advanced fitness tracker.”

Amy Maxmen, PhD reports for KFF Health News & Texas Tribune.

Some personal news: Thrilled to announce that I'm now Managing Editor at KFF Health News. So honored and excited to help lead this amazing newsroom. Check us out at kffhealthnews.org and californiahealthline.org.