How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News
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Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the sluggish pace of federal action, a deference to industry, and neglect for the safety of low-wage workers put the country at risk of another health emergency.

Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. A livestock veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin, Poulsen had seen sick cows before, with their noses dripping and udders slack.

  • IMongoose@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    This is crazy too, because as a falconer RFK should be extremely familiar with bird flu. We’ve been dealing with it for years and there’s a story of someone’s falcon or hawk dying from it semi-often. If he’s part of a club he’ll get HPAI reports even. I went to the national meet a few weeks ago and they separate birds that chase ducks and birds that don’t (quarantine zones).

    Although I guess it’s possible to know something exists and deny that it has a solution. So dumb.