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Dive into the ominous with some of the world's weirdest diseases. An is it finally the year of the Bird Flu? In this Viral Particle or Mini-sode. Uncover the eerie stories behind 5 peculiar diseases.. Join us on this unsettling journey through pandemic prophecies and the strange afflictions that haunt our disease ridden world. 

While we may not have a Delorean or a magic crystal ball; Brett is a doctor of epidemiology, an astronomy aficionado and now perhaps able to see into the future (Brett-stradamus )?  After 2 years of bird flu prognostication are we finally seeing the first signs of the next pandemic? Tune in this week to find out. 

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• https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/us/grizzly-bears-bird-flu.html?
• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01338-2
• https://www.npr.org/2022/12/02/1140076426/what-we-know-about-the-deadliest-u-s-bird-flu-outbreak-in-history
• https://www.ksbw.com/article/first-case-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-detected-in-wild-bobcat-in-california/42962104#
• https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/04/21/401319019/5-million-chickens-to-be-killed-as-bird-flu-outbreak-puzzles-industry
• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/avian-flu-strain-raises-concerns-after-outbreaks-among-mammals
• https://outbreaknewstoday.com/cambodia-reports-h5n1-avian-influenza-death-of-11-year-old-in-prey-veng-province-moh-reports-12-more-people-infected-10541/
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What has been keeping me up? Being confident that chickens are part of the mafia.   Birds that can’t  fly have a chip on their shoulder. I also discuss nostalgia, learning from the  past and reaching out to help other's in need. 

Lisa Roe spent many years as an advertising creative director and copywriter in New York City until she accepted the tougher job of stay-at-home mom and turned to writing fiction — mostly to entertain her kids, but then to tell her own stories. Her debut novel is Welcome to the Neighborhood.

Learn more at lisaroe.com

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2024 Outro Recording

Is there a special dog, chicken, or turtle in your life?  Would you know what to do if your furry/feathery/scaly friend went missing?  What if you found somebody else's beloved pet?  In this episode, Jesse and Sheryl talk to three different people who solved their AWOL animal problems by logging onto their neighborhood social network and reaching out to the community for help.