The following is an incorrect and incomplete post about the recent bird flu, H5N1. I am offering rewards to anyone who helps me improve it. My total budget is up to $5,000, and I commit to spending at least $1,000.*

Payouts are a judgement call. I’ve marked some bullet points below with what I would have awarded them if they’d been suggested here (and would pay out if someone proved incorrect).

• Spread
  • The virus has been found in livestock and wild birds across all 50 states, and every continent. 
  • H5N1 has been found in 600+ dairy cow herds in CA, which is 45% of all CA herds. This is the first flu known to infect cows.
  • There are 58 confirmed human cases in the US. of those, 2 do not have a known source; the remainder are from poultry and dairy cows.
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