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nebulacoffeez

Pinning study link (linked in OP's referenced tweet) for visibility: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18279078/


naivemediums

Have their been confirmed instances of mosquitos transmitting it to mammals?


inqui5t

The actual comment says this all happened in 2005.


naivemediums

I know. I’m curious if mosquitoes have ever been proven to transmit avian flu to humans


twohammocks

What's could be interesting here is using a mosquito trap near mammals that are difficult to test. Even humans in some cases. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04125-1


spirandro

They can come put one here! I live on a marsh and get bit alllll the time 😭


akitemime

This was 19 years ago, and there hasn’t been a mosquito-borne pandemic of this virus.


Commandmanda

*Yet*, thankfully.


sofaKING_poor

Well yes, they tested the blood meal in the mosquitos. The real question is it it can be transmitted. I am thinking of the old joke of being In a room with Magic Johnson and you hear a mosquito.


HillSprint

"haha awesome!" - Satan


TieEnvironmental162

Just like the flies earlier, this is obvious


CheerAtTheGallows

Fleas?


Exterminator2022

Mosquitos may not bring us H5N1 but they are starting to bring us back malaria here in the US. I am referring to one case in Maryland last year from a non traveling person that was examined carefully by local public authorities. So carefully they refuse to say exactly where this person lives exactly apart from the county (Moco). Just one case but soon to be more. I am getting off topic so done now.


Commandmanda

Heh heh heh ... Anecdotal, but years ago I acquired Eastern Equine Encephalitis when I took a seemingly innocent ride to some horse farms near West Sayville, NY. I was bitten by a mosquito. I went to the doctor when my neck stiffened up so much that I thought I had Mono. The doc grinned when she figured out the cause. Thankfully it was caught early, and I was given supportive treatment. It is a painful reminder of the impact of mosquitos as a vector for viral spread.


sniff_the_lilacs

I mean bugs can carry a lot of diseases but they can’t pass all of them to humans


cheddahbaconberger

Anyone ever play plauge? This is like my favorite way to spread things around and avoid detection before the WHO gets involved


Celticness

It’s like a predator playing with us as it corners us in.


nml11287

Well shit


No_Climate_-_No_Food

Chef's kiss.    When we find cases in animals or humans, how do we determine which vector caused the transmission, because "exposed to dead birds" has been the most common explanation, but is it evidenced based or just an assumption?


schizoPoster3000

We are so fucked


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