InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 15 days agoBird flu detected in Houston-area wastewaterwww.click2houston.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-linkBird flu detected in Houston-area wastewaterwww.click2houston.comInevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square56fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareHello_Kitty_enjoyer [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·15 days agoThe real story here is that Texas is actually monitoring their wastewater for anything
minus-squaretocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoI wouldn’t be surprised if it’s motivated by detecting illegal drugs, and informing allocation of police resources based on that, not any actual concern for people. I don’t know if they do that or if it’s feasible but that was my thought.
minus-squareHello_Kitty_enjoyer [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agotrue but they still spent the extra $50 or whatever it costs to do the H5N1 test
The real story here is that Texas is actually monitoring their wastewater for anything
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s motivated by detecting illegal drugs, and informing allocation of police resources based on that, not any actual concern for people. I don’t know if they do that or if it’s feasible but that was my thought.
true but they still spent the extra $50 or whatever it costs to do the H5N1 test