Australia reported its first human case of avian influenza on Wednesday in a child who authorities said had been infected in India but made a full recovery, while a different highly contagious strain was found on an egg farm.

The H5N1 strain of avian flu has swept the globe in recent years, killing billions of farmed and wild birds and spreading to tens of mammal species.

Health authorities in Australia’s southeastern state of Victoria said contact tracing had not identified any further cases and there was a very low chance of others becoming infected as the flu does not easily spread between people.

“This is the first confirmed human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Australia,” Dr Claire Looker, the state’s chief health officer, said in a statement.

  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml
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    With all our experience from the last plague this one should be a breeze where everyone quarantines, vaccinates, and masks as needed. Yeah we’ll be fine

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      Hot news from down under! A third and fourth case, all three latest cases were all cops who had identified the first case. They found out at a cop convention right after comiccon!

      Authorities assure us that the virus is not specifically spreading via airborne particles. We repeat not airborne!

      Also India is reporting a full pandemic and closing their borders. But flights are AOK, specially to the Giants game in the USA.

      N95 masks are now 29.99 each at Costco. But fear not, N120 masks from China are still 3 dollars per 12 on eBay.

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    BRing it. I wanna work from home again. Fuck this Return to work and hybrid bullshit.

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            We’re all gonna die one day. At least I’ll be comfortable at home instead of an open office desk.

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              That’s the thing, you won’t be comfortable.

              You’ll get sick at your office desk then suffer miserably in your own bed or, god forbid, in a hospital bed. And you’ll have all the karma coming to you for wishing that fate on potentially millions of other people, if you believe in that sort of thing.

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                Well, I hope when I die, it will be at home and not at my desk job.

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                  You’ll likely be home either way, one will just have you working at home when you die

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                Karma is really only concerned with actions and reactions. If just wishing was enough, the world would be a much better place.

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                  Individual karma can be brought on by thoughts, although that’s as far as I’m willing to take this conversation because I don’t believe in it.

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              I speak for no one but myself, but as an atheist, I’d like to live a very long life since I don’t think there’s anything for me after it ends.

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        I seem to remember a certain presidents infectious disease team (my memory fails me) doing a pretty damn good job handling Ebola.

        I wonder what happened? Oh, right - Trump.

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    Health authorities in Australia’s southeastern state of Victoria said contact tracing had not identified any further cases and there was a very low chance of others becoming infected as the flu does not easily spread between people.