Mmastodon HealthPandemics first seen 7 h ago, last 37 min ago, peak #2
Warnings grow over bird flu spread in Utah cattle
Original: 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.
Why now: Concerns that US agencies under the current administration are failing to monitor and contain bird flu in livestock have reignited pandemic fears.
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