Data Report

These were the news stories used in the Wednesday May, 21st 2025 Virus update.

Wisconsin to begin milk sampling for H5N1 avian flu.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/wisconsin-begin-milk-sampling-h5n1-avian-flu

Denis - The COVID info guy -
@BigBadDenis
Bird Flu Is Now Killing Cats at a 90% Fatality Rate – Experts Warn It Could Jump to Humans

https://x.com/BigBadDenis/status/1925026068328800376

Covid-19 outbreak nearly seven times more widespread than influenza, say health experts

https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/covid-19-outbreak-nearly-seven-073908907.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

“Debilitating a Generation”: Expert Warns That Long COVID May Eventually Affect Most Americans | Institute for New Economic Thinking

https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/debilitating-a-generation-expert-warns-that-long-covid-may-eventually-affect-most-americans


Mike Honey
@Mike_Honey_
Hong Kong is the first country to experience a wave driven by the new NB.1.8.1 variant.

https://x.com/Mike_Honey_/status/1924446848544358873

Hays County reports first measles case this year.

https://www.kut.org/health/2025-05-20/hays-county-kyle-texas-measles-case

Mississippi reports increase in whooping cough cases.

https://www.wjtv.com/living-local/focused-on-health/mississippi-reports-increase-in-whooping-cough-cases/

Measles exposure alert issued for Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium, NJ health officials say.

https://gothamist.com/news/measles-exposure-alert-issued-for-shakira-concert-at-metlife-stadium-nj-health-officials-say?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=shared_twitter

Whooping cough case confirmed at Del Valle Elementary School.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/health/del-valle-elementary-whooping-cough/269-30535824-f993-4cd7-a920-cb0304cba7fe

Suffolk health officials: Tuberculosis case detected at Sachem East High School community

https://longisland.news12.com/suffolk-health-officials-tuberculosis-case-detected-at-sachem-east-high-school-comm