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Bird Flu Outbreak on Utah Mink Farm Raises Pandemic Fears

Original: Bird Flu Raging on US Mink Farm Could Spark Human Pandemic. Officials Won't Act

ProPublica reports that a severe bird flu outbreak spread through mink on a Utah farm, with the virus showing changes that could make it more capable of infecting humans. Critics say health and agricultural officials failed to take decisive action despite warnings that mink farms could become a stepping stone for a new human pandemic.

Why now: Concern that mammal-to-mammal spread of bird flu on farms could trigger a human pandemic, combined with perceived official inaction, has drawn attention.

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