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- 1Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm went unchecked, advocates say▼'Watch them die': Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm largely unchecked, advocates say
Animal welfare advocates accuse a Utah mink farm of leaving a bird flu outbreak largely unaddressed, using the phrase 'watch them die' to describe conditions as the virus spread among the animals. The allegations raise concerns about biosecurity on fur farms and the risk of avian influenza spreading or mutating in mammal populations, an issue public health officials have warned about since earlier mink farm outbreaks.
- 2Warnings grow over bird flu spread in Utah cattle●Utah, where plenty of cow herds were infected with birdflu. The 🧠🪱 does nothing. The CDC is gutted. The USDA is lead by
Posts are highlighting concerns about H5N1 bird flu infections in Utah dairy cow herds, warning that minks and barnyard animals could act as reservoirs for a potential new pandemic. Commenters are criticizing US health agencies, claiming the CDC has been weakened and the USDA is poorly led, leaving the country unprepared to respond to spillover risks.
- 3Bird flu kills 80% of mink herd at Utah farm●‘Watch them die’: Bird flu is ravaging a Utah mink farm, killing 80% of the herd. State agriculture officials have no clear plan.
Avian influenza is devastating a mink farm in Utah, wiping out roughly 80% of the herd, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Reports describe animals left to die in large numbers, and state agriculture officials are criticised for lacking a clear plan to contain the outbreak. The spread of bird flu to mammals is drawing attention because of concerns it could adapt to humans.