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Bird flu outbreak rages unchecked on Utah mink farm, investigation finds

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 a bird flu outbreak has spread uncontrolled for more than two months on a Utah farm raising thousands of mink for fur. Because mink lungs and airways are remarkably similar to human ones at the cellular level, scientists warn the farm could act as a petri dish for the virus to adapt to mammalian hosts and potentially pose a risk to people.

Why now: Concerns that uncontrolled bird flu spread in mink, which are highly susceptible to mammalian infection, could help the virus adapt to humans.

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• "...That perfect petri dish exists right now, a ProPublica investigation found. For over two months, an outbreak of bird flu has raged uncontrolled on a Utah farm that raises thousands of mink for fur. Mink have lungs and airways that on a cellular level are remarkably similar… · ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · 104

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