Nsikan Akpan
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For egg-layers, the r-naught was 13—comparable with human measles.
For broiler chickens, it was 6.
For the turkeys, the r-naught estimate was 25. 🤯
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/bird...
For broiler chickens, it was 6.
For the turkeys, the r-naught estimate was 25. 🤯
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/bird...
October 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For egg-layers, the r-naught was 13—comparable with human measles.
For broiler chickens, it was 6.
For the turkeys, the r-naught estimate was 25. 🤯
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/bird...
For broiler chickens, it was 6.
For the turkeys, the r-naught estimate was 25. 🤯
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/bird...
A December 2024 study, published in PLOS One, estimated what H5N1's r-naught was during the first year of the U.S. outbreak. The researchers examined three types of commercial poultry: egg-laying hens, broiler chickens for meat production, and turkey farms.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
October 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A December 2024 study, published in PLOS One, estimated what H5N1's r-naught was during the first year of the U.S. outbreak. The researchers examined three types of commercial poultry: egg-laying hens, broiler chickens for meat production, and turkey farms.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Measles, one of the most contagious diseases in history, has an r-naught of 12 to 18. If a measles-infected person steps into a crowded train car on which everyone else lacks immunity, the virus could infect 12 to 18 people.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Measles, one of the most contagious diseases in history, has an r-naught of 12 to 18. If a measles-infected person steps into a crowded train car on which everyone else lacks immunity, the virus could infect 12 to 18 people.
www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
Turkeys are more vulnerable to bird flu than chickens. Fans of the movie Contagion should recall a metric called r-naught, or R0. It predicts how many unimmune people (or birds) among an average group will catch a virus after an infected person (or bird) shows up.
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ALT: a woman is writing on a white board that says flu-1 smallpox-3 pollo
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October 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Turkeys are more vulnerable to bird flu than chickens. Fans of the movie Contagion should recall a metric called r-naught, or R0. It predicts how many unimmune people (or birds) among an average group will catch a virus after an infected person (or bird) shows up.
Yep, Florida copied 'em. The original opened in Shanghai in 2016. The Florida one opened a couple years ago.
October 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Yep, Florida copied 'em. The original opened in Shanghai in 2016. The Florida one opened a couple years ago.
The reason is always money. Tron 2 didn't fully bomb. Critics and domestic audiences disliked the sequel—no doubt. But it grossed $400 million worldwide, which was a lot for 2010.
Most of the gross came overseas, namely from the Asia Pacific region. The theme park ride is based in China.
Most of the gross came overseas, namely from the Asia Pacific region. The theme park ride is based in China.
October 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The reason is always money. Tron 2 didn't fully bomb. Critics and domestic audiences disliked the sequel—no doubt. But it grossed $400 million worldwide, which was a lot for 2010.
Most of the gross came overseas, namely from the Asia Pacific region. The theme park ride is based in China.
Most of the gross came overseas, namely from the Asia Pacific region. The theme park ride is based in China.