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Avian Flu Diary: Iowa Reports Their First Human H5 Infection

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As mentioned eighteen hours ago in CDC FluView Week #50: Seasonal Flu Rising – 3 Confirmed & 1 Probable H5 Cases For the Week, the CDC’s official H5 case count – which then stood at 61 – was likely to increase before the day was out.

A few hours later, California announced 2 more cases (n=36), and late yesterday, Iowa announced their first case (see statement below).

Iowa HHS Reports First Human Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Iowa, Risk Remains Very Low to Public

 

Friday, December 20, 2024
News Release

 

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) is reporting the first human case of avian influenza A(H5) in the state. The individual was exposed to infected poultry while working with a commercial flock in northwest Iowa. The individual reported mild symptoms, has received appropriate treatment and is recovering. The case was identified through testing at the State Hygienic Laboratory and confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

As of December 20, 2024, the CDC has reported 64 confirmed human cases of H5 HPAI across nine states. The majority of the exposures are linked to infected poultry or dairy cows. There is no evidence that human-to-human transmission of influenza A(H5) is occurring in the U.S…

Source: Avian Flu Diary: Iowa Reports Their First Human H5 Infection

Café Søster Lagkage in Viborg / … same in English – Stella, oh, Stella

same in English

Ich habe es versprochen, und hier kommen ein paar Bilder von dem gemütlichen Café im Stadtzentrum von Viborg, den Hügel hoch, gegenüber der alten Feuerwehr. Ich wollte diskret sein und habe daher die Theke nicht fotografiert, wo der Kuchen etc. stand, und ich wollte auch keine anderen Gäste mit auf den Bildern haben. In Europa muss man ja jetzt von jedem, der auf einem Bild ist, die Genehmigung einholen, dass man das Foto veröffentlichen darf. Ansonsten muss man das Gesicht übermalen oder verwischen, und das macht sich wirklich nicht gut auf Fotos.

… I have promised it, so here I give you just a few photos of the cosy café in Viborg’s city centre, up the hill, opposite the old fire brigade. I wanted to be discreet, so I have not taken photos of the counter with the cakes etc., and I didn’t want any of the other customers on them either. In Europe one has to get permission from everybody that one takes a photo of, if one is allowed to publish them. If not, the faces have to be painted over or diffuses, and that really ruins the photos.

Sonntags leider geschlossen
… Unfortunately, closed on Sundays

Im Cafë ist kein Tisch und kaum ein Stuhl der gleiche.
… No table and hardly a chair are the same in the café.

Ein grosser Vorteil in diesem Café ist, dass die Kuchenstücke klein sind, so dass man ohne schlechtes Gewissen zwei essen kann. Ausserdem stellen die Damen Schokoladen, Kekse und Knuspermüsli her. Sie backen ihr Brot und ihre Brötchen selber, und man kann daher auch Sandwiches bestellen.

… A great advantage of this café is that the pieces of cake are small, so that one can eat two without any bad conscience. Furthermore, the Ladies produce chocolates, biscuits (cookies) and granola. They bake their own bread and breadrolls, so that you can order sandwiches as well.

Ein neues Kunstwerk, gleich vor dem Café.

… A new work of art right in front of the café.

Søster Lagkage = Schwester Schichttorte
… Søster Lagkage = Sister Layercake

Source: Café Søster Lagkage in Viborg / … same in English – Stella, oh, Stella

L’armadillo rosa è a rischio di estinzione | le pagine dei nostri libri

L’armadillo rosa è un animale buffo,  sembra uscito da una fiaba ed è a rischio estinzione.

È  infatti scomparso il suo ambiente naturale, soprattutto le aree miti e temperate dell’Argentina ed inoltre  è spesso vittima del commercio illegale.

Questo piccolo mammifero di appena 15 cm non è però adatto alla vita da animale domestico e non sopravvive più di otto giorni alla cattività.

La sua corazza, costituita da placche ossee rosa pastello, gli ricopre il dorso, la testa, le gambe e la coda, mentre il resto del corpo è coperto da una morbida peluria chiara.

Ha una vista debole, ma un olfatto ben sviluppato. Con le sue zampe anteriori dotate di robusti artigli scava nel terreno per cibarsi ci termiti e formiche, che poi cattura con la sua lunga lingua vischiosa.

Le sue abitudini sono simili a quelle della talpa infatti, è un animale che esce dalle sue gallerie sotterranee solo al tramonto. Le sue uscite notturne sono facilmente individuabili, poiché lascia come orme due strette scie parallele.

La coda viene quasi sempre tenuta piegata al di sotto del ventre ma  durante lo scavo il clamidoforo la usa per puntellarsi alle pareti del tunnel.

Adopera le zampe anteriori per scavare e le zampe posteriori per rimuovere la sabbia e spostarla alle sue spalle.

Inoltre il posteriore piatto e corazzato funziona da saracinesca naturale che ostruisce il tunnel, impedendo ad eventuali predatori di entrare ed attaccare l’animale.

Source: L’armadillo rosa è a rischio di estinzione | le pagine dei nostri libri

10 #InterestingThings I Found on the Internet 143 – Content Catnip

Marcin Minor: Healing and Thought-Provoking Art as TherapyThis week’s  Polish , old-fashioned  names, UK jungle and 90’s style R&B, ’s lost  bridges where people once lived, Marcin Minor’s therapeutic   and much more 

Source: 10 #InterestingThings I Found on the Internet 143 – Content Catnip

Rachel Maddow: 6 Things You Should Know about Tulsi Gabbard | Diane Ravitch’s blog

Rachel Maddow describes the six most important things to know about Tulsi Gabbard, nominated by Donald Trump to be Director of National Intelligence. The job requires a person with experience in national security. She has none but that’s the least troubling thing about her.

Source: Rachel Maddow: 6 Things You Should Know about Tulsi Gabbard | Diane Ravitch’s blog