By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, Nicolas Hulscher, MPH, John Leake
For the last four months we have been barraged with news about highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) or bird flu. We have been told that government agencies are going onto poultry and dairy farms and performing mass PCR testing. With positive tests, large numbers of birds are being culled—that is, intentionally destroyed. So far, only three human cases have been reported, all of them mild. Where is the current strain coming from? How is it spreading?
McCullough Foundation investigators— epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher, investigative author John Leake, and clinician Dr. Peter McCullough—have just published an intensively referenced manuscript based on a meticulous examination of the large, peer-reviewed literature on the new bird flu strain known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b.
The following is our Introduction to the paper, which we took pains to write as clearly as possible for a general readership in a style unencumbered by needless technical jargon.
INTRODUCTION
As of May 29, 2024, there has been significant media coverage concerning a new highly pathogenic variant of H5N1 avian influenza, commonly referred to as “bird flu.” According to a
Hulscher, N.; Leake, J.; McCullough, P. Proximal Origin of Epidemic Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b and Spread by Migratory Waterfowl. Preprints 2024, 2024060060. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0060.v1
Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH
President, McCullough Foundation