The CDC knew in May that dairy workers were infecting their own cats.

[RonO]

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7405a2.htm

For some reason the CDC is finally releasing a report where the
conclusion should have been that the two domestic cats got the virus
from infected dairy workers. For some stupid reason they claim that the
workers refused to be tested, but one admitted to likely being infected
by milk splashing in his face at the infected dairy where he worked.

This report is just sad, and should have been release months ago, and
the stupid conclusions should have been used to contact trace dairy
workers whether they wanted to be tested or not like California did to
identify more infected dairies and stop them from infecting poultry
farms where they also worked.

The obvious conclusion is that the workers were infected and managed to
infect their cats, but did not infect others in the households of one of
the workers. The other lived alone with his cat.

Why has it taken 9 months to release this information. The USDA release
the fact that two dairy workers working at infected dairy farms also
worked at two of the poultry farms that got infected back in June.
Nothing was done then to identify infected dairy workers and make sure
that they did not go to other farms. California did not restrict dairy
worker movements and ended up with nearly all the dairies in the state
infected even though contact tracing had worked in finding more infected
farms and they had identified several infected dairy workers early in
the California dairy epidemic.

The denial of how this virus spreads to poultry flocks and other dairy
herds is just stupid at this time.

Ron Okimoto

[RonO]

Post by RonO
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7405a2.htm
For some reason the CDC is finally releasing a report where the
conclusion should have been that the two domestic cats got the virus
from infected dairy workers.  For some stupid reason they claim that the
workers refused to be tested, but one admitted to likely being infected
by milk splashing in his face at the infected dairy where he worked.
This report is just sad, and should have been release months ago, and
the stupid conclusions should have been used to contact trace dairy
workers whether they wanted to be tested or not like California did to
identify more infected dairies and stop them from infecting poultry
farms where they also worked.
The obvious conclusion is that the workers were infected and managed to
infect their cats, but did not infect others in the households of one of
the workers.  The other lived alone with his cat.
Why has it taken 9 months to release this information.  The USDA release
the fact that two dairy workers working at infected dairy farms also
worked at two of the poultry farms that got infected back in June.
Nothing was done then to identify infected dairy workers and make sure
that they did not go to other farms.  California did not restrict dairy
worker movements and ended up with nearly all the dairies in the state
infected even though contact tracing had worked in finding more infected
farms and they had identified several infected dairy workers early in
the California dairy epidemic.
The denial of how this virus spreads to poultry flocks and other dairy
herds is just stupid at this time.
Ron Okimoto

I should note that the stupid denial continues in Nevada and Arizona
where the D1.1 virus is spreading among dairies. They still refuse to
test dairy workers and prevent them from going to other dairies and
poultry farms. Nevada has half a dozen infected dairies and multiple
poultry infections, so how do they think that the virus is spreading?

There really isn't any excuse for allowing the dairy workers to be
infected, and absolutely no excuse for allowing the virus to spread to
more dairies.

California understood that dairy workers were taking the virus to other
farms, but never restricted farm worker movements. They only restricted
cattle movement, now nearly all of their dairies have been infected.
That should not be allowed to happen with the D1.1 virus when there has
already been a human mortality, and they know that the mutations that
would make the D1.1 genotype into the next pandemic virus have already
occurred in two of the human patients.

Ron Okimoto

[RonO]

Post by RonO

Post by RonO
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7405a2.htm
For some reason the CDC is finally releasing a report where the
conclusion should have been that the two domestic cats got the virus
from infected dairy workers.  For some stupid reason they claim that
the workers refused to be tested, but one admitted to likely being
infected by milk splashing in his face at the infected dairy where he
worked.
This report is just sad, and should have been release months ago, and
the stupid conclusions should have been used to contact trace dairy
workers whether they wanted to be tested or not like California did to
identify more infected dairies and stop them from infecting poultry
farms where they also worked.
The obvious conclusion is that the workers were infected and managed
to infect their cats, but did not infect others in the households of
one of the workers.  The other lived alone with his cat.
Why has it taken 9 months to release this information.  The USDA
release the fact that two dairy workers working at infected dairy
farms also worked at two of the poultry farms that got infected back
in June. Nothing was done then to identify infected dairy workers and
make sure that they did not go to other farms.  California did not
restrict dairy worker movements and ended up with nearly all the
dairies in the state infected even though contact tracing had worked
in finding more infected farms and they had identified several
infected dairy workers early in the California dairy epidemic.
The denial of how this virus spreads to poultry flocks and other dairy
herds is just stupid at this time.
Ron Okimoto

I should note that the stupid denial continues in Nevada and Arizona
where the D1.1 virus is spreading among dairies.  They still refuse to
test dairy workers and prevent them from going to other dairies and
poultry farms.  Nevada has half a dozen infected dairies and multiple
poultry infections, so how do they think that the virus is spreading?
There really isn't any excuse for allowing the dairy workers to be
infected, and absolutely no excuse for allowing the virus to spread to
more dairies.
California understood that dairy workers were taking the virus to other
farms, but never restricted farm worker movements.  They only restricted
cattle movement, now nearly all of their dairies have been infected.
That should not be allowed to happen with the D1.1 virus when there has
already been a human mortality, and they know that the mutations that
would make the D1.1 genotype into the next pandemic virus have already
occurred in two of the human patients.
Ron Okimoto

This also means that the cats in several other states like California
that did not have contact with dairy cattle or raw milk or contaminated
raw food were likely infected by dairy or poultry workers or their close
contacts. Infected likely only have to rub their eyes and pet the cats.
The cat's self grooming would infect the animal, and with cats it is
first a gut infection and spreads to the brain.

Ron Okimoto