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Bird flu outbreak rages uncontrolled on Utah mink farm
Original: "...That perfect petri dish exists right now, a ProPublica investigation found. For over two months, an outbreak of bird
A ProPublica investigation reports that an outbreak of bird flu has raged uncontrolled for more than two months at a Utah farm raising thousands of mink for fur. ProPublica describes the farm as a perfect petri dish, because mink have lungs and airways that at the cellular level closely resemble those of humans, raising fears the virus could adapt to spread among people.
Why now: Concerns that uncontrolled bird flu spread in mink could help the virus mutate to infect humans are driving discussion.
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