Bird flu: Wait! Wait! What about feeding my wild birds?
We searched for you, and there's very little about this, but articles mention the Louisiana man who died was feeding songbirds. Here's a deep dive if you love feeding wild birds.
UPDATE 2/13/2025: Scientists now suspect a new variant of bird flu is being spread through the wind from infected birds; I’m not finding that reassuring about backyard feeders and the dogs and cats (mammals, like us) who spend a lot of time around them. Also see both the repost from Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, a commonsense-speaking epidemiologist, and my ot…
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