Plandemic 2.0 on the RISE in China with Cattle Flu PATHOGEN outbreak
By sdwells // 2025-10-20
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Renewed pandemic fears are escalating across China as scientists warn that a new flu variant—originating in cattle—may be evolving the ability to spread among humans. The virus, known as Influenza D (IDV), has long been recognized as a pathogen that primarily infects livestock. However, new research suggests that a particular strain, identified as D/HY11, could represent a dangerous evolutionary leap toward human transmissibility.
  • New Influenza D Variant Raises Alarm in China: Researchers have identified a cattle-origin flu strain, D/HY11, in northeast China that shows the ability to replicate in human airway cells and spread through the air between animals, suggesting it could potentially cross over to humans.
  • High Human Exposure Detected: Blood tests revealed up to 74% of people in Northeast China carried antibodies for the virus—97% among those with respiratory symptoms—indicating widespread exposure and possible silent transmission among humans.
  • Airborne Transmission Confirmed in Lab Tests: The virus spread through the air between ferrets, the standard model for human flu transmission, and efficiently infected cells from humans, pigs, cows, and dogs, underscoring its adaptability across species.
  • Drug Resistance and Pandemic Potential: The D/HY11 strain was resistant to Tamiflu but susceptible to newer antivirals like baloxavir, with a highly active polymerase linked to efficient mammalian spread—prompting scientists to warn that the virus could represent an emerging pandemic threat if human-to-human transmission develops.

Pandemic Fears Grow Amid Alarming Rise of Virus Variant in China

A team from the Changchun Veterinary Research Institute has been closely studying this strain, which first emerged in cattle in northeastern China in 2023. Laboratory testing revealed the D/HY11 strain was capable of replicating in human airway cells, a finding that immediately raised red flags among global virologists. Even more concerning, experiments showed that the virus could spread through the air between infected and healthy ferrets—a standard model for estimating whether a virus can transmit between humans. The researchers’ findings were alarming. Blood tests conducted across northeastern China revealed that 74 percent of people tested had antibodies to the D/HY11 virus—evidence that they had been exposed. Among individuals with recent respiratory symptoms, the exposure rate skyrocketed to 97 percent, suggesting the virus may already be circulating silently among humans. While scientists have not yet confirmed sustained human-to-human transmission, the data point toward frequent spillover events from cattle to people, which could set the stage for broader outbreaks. “In summary, it is likely that the IDV outbreak has metastasized into an ongoing problem for cattle and humans,” the research team concluded in their paper, published in the journal Emerging Microbes & Infections. To better understand the virus’s risk profile, researchers conducted extensive lab experiments. They grew D/HY11 in cells from multiple species—including humans, pigs, cows, and dogs—to test how efficiently it could infect and replicate in each. The virus successfully multiplied across all cell types, particularly in human airway and lung tissues, indicating a worrisome ability to adapt to human respiratory systems. Further testing in live animals reinforced these concerns. Mice, dogs, and ferrets were all infected with D/HY11 to measure disease progression and transmission potential. The virus spread through the air between ferrets without direct contact—a hallmark of pathogens capable of sparking pandemics. Genetic analysis revealed that the virus’s polymerase complex—its replication machinery—was unusually active, a trait sometimes linked with increased efficiency in mammalian hosts. Fortunately, the strain was found to be susceptible to newer antiviral drugs such as baloxavir, which target the virus’s RNA polymerase. However, it showed resistance to common flu medications like Tamiflu, underscoring the need for updated antiviral stockpiles should the virus spread widely. Perhaps most concerning is the timeline of exposure. Retrospective blood serum testing from 2020 to 2024 revealed that IDV had likely been circulating in northeastern China for several years, undetected by public health systems. Because no countries currently conduct routine testing for Influenza D, experts warn that the virus may be spreading silently, mutating as it moves between livestock and humans. “This raises the possibility of cryptic transmission in humans with mild or asymptomatic infections via emerging D/HY11-like viruses,” the researchers noted. Given the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, global scientists and public health officials are now on high alert for zoonotic viruses—those capable of jumping from animals to humans. Influenza D’s recent evolution underscores the fragile boundary between species and the constant threat posed by animal pathogens adapting to human hosts. In response, international research networks are ramping up genetic sequencing of viruses in wildlife and livestock, while health agencies are expanding serological surveillance in human populations to detect early signs of spillover. These measures, scientists say, are critical to buying time for the development of vaccines and targeted antivirals before the next pandemic threat gains a foothold. As the D/HY11 variant continues to spread among cattle—and potentially among humans—the world faces a sobering reminder: the next pandemic may already be quietly evolving, hidden within the invisible intersections of agriculture, ecology, and global health. Bookmark plague.info to your favorite independent websites for updates on TWO HUNDRED new gain-of-function viruses NIH, CDC and WHO plan to release into the “wild” while blaming infected bat soup eaters at the Wuhan wet market. Sources for this article include: Pandemic.news GatewayPundit.com NaturalNews.com DailyMail.co.uk    
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