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Mink farms in Utah flagged as potential pandemic threat
Original: The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
George Monbiot argues in the Guardian that the next global pandemic could emerge from a mink farm in Utah, warning that governments are doing little to address the risk. Mink are highly susceptible to respiratory viruses, including bird flu, and dense farming conditions can allow dangerous mutations to spread and jump to humans.
Why now: Ongoing concerns about bird flu jumping from livestock to humans have put disease risks on mink farms back in the spotlight.
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- The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/nov/04/global-pandemic-mink-farm-utah-farming-livestock # AnimalRights # fur # FurFarming # pandemic # Utah · Dragofix@veganism.social · 3
- The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/nov/04/global-pandemic-mink-farm-utah-farming-livestock # BirdFlu # Flu # InfectiousDiseases # UsNews #… · theguardian_science@halo.nu · 2
- The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot By George Monbiot Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media · 1
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