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highplainsdem

(49,091 posts) Sat Apr 27, 2024, 08:57 PM Apr 27

⚠️CDC WARNING FOR ALL VETERINARIANS, POULTRY, DAIRY & CATTLE FARMWORKERS, SLAUGHTERHOUSE WORKERS [View all]

I'm leaving that title all-caps because that's what Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding had for the start of his tweet about this a few hours ago.

The CDC's updated guidelines are here: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/h5/worker-protection-ppe.htm

Link to tweet

Eric Feigl-Ding
@DrEricDing
⚠️CDC WARNING FOR ALL VETERINARIANS, POULTRY, DAIRY & CATTLE FARMWORKERS, SLAUGHTERHOUSE WORKERS—New CDC guidelines now released to use PPE for high risk bird flu exposure occupations (all recommended):

📌N95 respirators
📌Goggles 🥽 or face shield 🛡️
📌Coveralls or fluid-resistant aprons
📌Head covering
📌Rubber boots with sealed seams
📌Gloves

Furthermore:
📍Designated areas for changing PPEs
📍Do not eat, drink, chew gum, chew tobacco, smoke, vape, or use the bathroom while wearing above PPE
📍Shower after work shift
📍

see full list for more details).

Glad the
@CDCgov
is taking this seriously. You should too. And please don’t drink raw milk 🥛! #AvianFlu #BirdFlu #H5N1
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/h5/worker-protection-ppe.htm

He also advises, in that thread, "Don't do raw milk" and "protect your cats, too."

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⚠️CDC WARNING FOR ALL VETERINARIANS, POULTRY, DAIRY & CATTLE FARMWORKERS, SLAUGHTERHOUSE WORKERS [View all] highplainsdem Apr 27 OP

I'm getting a bit worried about our next-door neighbors who have a backyard chicken coop ;(. LauraInLA Apr 27 #1

How would a backyard coop become exposed? vanlassie Apr 27 #5

Birds fly everywhere. Difficult if not impossible to protect cbabe Apr 27 #9

How am I going to get a mask on my cat? vanlassie Apr 27 #2

Yeah, I was wondering about that too. Xavier Breath Apr 27 #7

Oh that makes sense. Mine are indoor only. vanlassie Apr 27 #8

See reply 10. House mice can carry the virus, too. highplainsdem Apr 27 #11

I just skimmed through the replies, don't see any recommendations. I'd recommend keeping them highplainsdem Apr 27 #10

Keep them indoors. There PlutosHeart Apr 27 #20

I feel so bad for the birds people eat. Their lives are horrible mucifer Apr 27 #3

We're toast if that breaks through, RandySF Apr 27 #4

Raw milk seems to have become a real obsession with fundies lately... 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 27 #6

From A Worker Standpoint... ProfessorGAC Apr 27 #12

And if the bird flu doesn't get you the Brucellosis might. littlemissmartypants Apr 27 #13

K&R orangecrush Apr 27 #14

I think it would be a good idea, too, to make sure that wnylib Apr 27 #15

This is nuclear. Bluethroughu Apr 27 #16

Post removed Post removed Apr 28 #25

Thin crust or hand tossed? BannonsLiver Apr 28 #27

This frequent flyer troll loves that frozen crap Brother Buzz Apr 28 #29

lol... I said "frozen," too. Cha Apr 28 #31

LOL, actually I started riffing on Groucho Marx when her name splashed Brother Buzz Apr 28 #32

Lol at Groucho.. Yes you must be going as in Cha Apr 28 #35

Lol... definitely Frozen. Cha Apr 28 #30

Enjoy your stay... pdxflyboy Apr 28 #28

that is pretty alarmist and is missing an important phrase from the cdc recommendation Kali Apr 27 #17

A worker could unknowingly spread the virus throughout an entire herd and take it home with them. littlemissmartypants Apr 27 #18

the CDC is not recommeding ALL animal workers to take extreme cautions Kali Apr 27 #19

I'm aware of that. I'm speaking to the different mitigation techniques. littlemissmartypants Apr 28 #22

Got it Kali Apr 28 #23

The Dr quoted in the OP Zeitghost Apr 28 #21

It's Eric Feigl-Ding - he traffics in alarmist AZSkiffyGeek Apr 28 #34

I work quality assurance in a dairy plant NickB79 Apr 28 #24

I bet he's not as hair on fire as Eric Ding BannonsLiver Apr 28 #26

Yeah, I'm expecting a shrug NickB79 Apr 28 #33

I would say if it is in an affected state Kali Apr 28 #36

We're not going to stop eating eggs from our hens, Bayard Apr 28 #37