The Steady Drip: Second Type of Bird Flu Detected in US Dairy Cows (Connecting the Dots: Agriculture Department (USDA), United Dairy Farmers, Inc., St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Barack Obama, Sidley Austin LLP, Abbott Laboratories, CDC, COVID & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Second Type of Bird Flu Detected in US Dairy Cows (Connecting the Dots: Agriculture Department (USDA), United Dairy Farmers, Inc., St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Barack Obama, Sidley Austin LLP, Abbott Laboratories, CDC, COVID & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

Thursday, 06 February 2025 07:26 AM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/scitech/bird-flu-dairy-cattle/2025/02/06/id/1198017/

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that is different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday.

The detection indicates that distinct forms of the virus known as Type A H5N1 have spilled over from wild birds into cattle at least twice. Experts said it raises new questions about wider spread and the difficulty of controlling infections in animals and the people who work closely with them.

"I always thought one bird-to-cow transmission was a very rare event. Seems that may not be the case," said Richard Webby, an influenza expert at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

A version of the H5N1 bird flu virus known as B3.13 was confirmed in March after being introduced to cattle in late 2023, scientists said. It has infected more than 950 herds in 16 states. The new version, known as D1.1, was confirmed in Nevada cattle on Friday, according to USDA. It was detected in milk collected as part of a surveillance program launched in December.

"Now we know why it's really important to test and continue testing," said Angela Rasmussen, a virus expert at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, who helped identify the first spillover.

The D1.1 version of the virus was the type linked to the first U.S. death tied to bird flu and a severe illness in Canada. A person in Louisiana died in January after developing severe respiratory symptoms following contact with wild and backyard birds. In British Columbia, a teen girl was hospitalized for months with a virus traced to poultry.

At least 67 people in the U.S. have been infected with bird flu, mostly those who work closely with dairy or cattle, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

USDA officials said they would post genetic sequences and other information about the new form of the virus to a public repository later this week. Scientists said that would be key to understanding whether the spillover was a recent event or whether the virus has been circulating, perhaps widely, for longer.

"If this turns out to have been something that crossed into cattle a couple months ago, a couple months is a long time not to detect it," said Michael Worobey, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Arizona who has studied the H5N1 virus in cattle.

He added that it's important for federal officials to share promptly information about a virus that has the potential to trigger a pandemic that could "make COVID seem like a walk in the park."

"It's a vital part of national security, global security, the well-being of people, of animals and of businesses in the U.S.," Worobey added.

St. Jude Medical

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Jude_Medical#

St. Jude Medical was founded in 1976 and went public in 1977,[4][5] and the company has been listed in the Fortune 500 every year since 2010.[6] The company was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in January 2017.

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Carl H. Lindner Jr. was a co-founder for the United Dairy Farmers, Inc. and the chairman for Chiquita Brands International, Inc.

Eric H. Holder Jr.’s client was Chiquita Brands International, the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama Administration and a board member for the American Constitution Society.

Ramona E. Romero was a director at the American Constitution Society and is the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Barack Obama Administration.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Faith Elizabeth Gay is a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society and was an attorney at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sidley Austin LLP was the lobby firm for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, St. Jude Medical Inc. Johnson & Johnson (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer) and for Pfizer Inc. (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer).

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the president for the Barack Obama administration.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Rahm I. Emanuel is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor, Ezekiel Emanuel & Ari Emanuel’s brother and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Sally Blount is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a director at Abbott Laboratories.

W. James Farrell is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a director at Abbott Laboratories.

Edward M. Liddy is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a director at Abbott Laboratories.

William A. Osborn is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a director at Abbott Laboratories.

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Glenn F. Tilton is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a director at Abbott Laboratories.

Miles D. White is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and the chairman & CEO for Abbott Laboratories.

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Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the CDC Foundation.

Walter Isaacson was a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation and the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

CDC Foundation is a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Daniel R. Glickman is a director of the Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the agriculture secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the William J. Clinton administration.

Leonard A. Lauder is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and part-owner of the Horizon Organic Dairy.

Horizon Organic Dairy is a recipient from the farm subsidies program.

farm subsidies is a program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Ramona E. Romero is the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was a director at the American Constitution Society.

Eric H. Holder Jr. was a board member for the American Constitution Society and Chiquita Brands International was his client.

Carl H. Lindner Jr. was the chairman for Chiquita Brands International, Inc. and a co-founder for the United Dairy Farmers, Inc.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Faith Elizabeth Gay is a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society and was an attorney at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sidley Austin LLP was the lobby firm for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, St. Jude Medical Inc., for Johnson & Johnson (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer) and for Pfizer Inc. (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer).

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the president for the Barack Obama administration.

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Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

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Sidley Austin LLP was a lobby firm for Johnson & Johnson (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer) for Pfizer Inc. (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and St. Jude Medical Inc.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP and the president for the Barack Obama administration.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

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