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Bird flu outbreak uncontrolled at Utah mink farm
Original: NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spar
A bird flu outbreak has been burning uncontrolled for two months on a mink farm in Utah, and flu experts warn it could mutate and spark a devastating human pandemic. Reporting by ProPublica says officials have failed to act, instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade. Mink are highly susceptible to influenza, making farms a potential stepping stone for the virus toward humans.
Why now: Fresh reporting on a prolonged H5N1 outbreak at a fur farm, plus official inaction, is raising pandemic fears.
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- NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. But officials haven’t acted — instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade. https://www.… · ProPublica@newsie.social · 346
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