[emeraldd]

I’m sorry for the ferrets, but can someone explain the significance of that lethality to humans? Other than those with pet ferrets? Are they a good proxy to humans that I wasn’t aware of?

[nordsieck]

From the article:

> Ferrets are a common model for studying how influenza viruses that primarily affect birds are able to adapt to mammals, a topic that Kawaoka and his colleagues at UW–Madison’s Influenza Research Institute investigate since such a jump could trigger an influenza pandemic.

[tptacek]

the dairy worker experienced mild symptoms and fully recovered

[tiahura]

Given that it’s already in our wastewater, and nobody is presenting with symptoms (except 1 guy in Missouri - and his family was exposed and didn’t develop symptoms), it would seem as though it’s not apocalyptic.

[jayzalowitz]

I mean, how are we supposed to extract information without ferrets.