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- 1Bird flu spreads in Utah cow herds as US oversight falters●Utah, where plenty of cow herds were infected with birdflu. The 🧠🪱 does nothing. The CDC is gutted. The USDA is lead by
Concern is mounting over the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Utah, where numerous dairy cow herds have been infected. Critics say the response is faltering: the CDC has been weakened by staffing and funding cuts, the USDA's leadership is seen as politicised, and surveillance has lapsed. Minks, barnyard cats and mice are flagged as potential reservoirs for spillover, fuelling fears of a new pandemic emerging from the US under the current administration.
- 2Veterinary Experts Condemn Lax H5N1 Response at Utah Mink Farm▼Veterinary Experts Condemn Dangerously Lax Response to H5N1 Outbreak at Utah Mink Farm
Veterinary experts and animal welfare groups are condemning the response to an H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a mink farm in Utah, calling it dangerously lax. The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action say weak containment at fur farms raises the risk of the virus mutating and spreading to humans, renewing concerns about disease surveillance and biosecurity on mink operations.