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- 1Bird flu spreads in Utah cattle amid US agency cuts●Utah, where plenty of cow herds were infected with birdflu. The 🧠🪱 does nothing. The CDC is gutted. The USDA is lead by
Bird flu has infected numerous dairy cow herds in Utah, and critics say the US response is faltering. Under the Trump administration, the CDC has faced staffing cuts and USDA leadership is under scrutiny, while the virus has spilled over into minks, barnyard cats and mice. Commenters warn that weakened oversight could allow a new pandemic to emerge from animal reservoirs.
- 2Veterinary Experts Condemn Lax Response to H5N1 Outbreak at Utah Mink Farm▼Veterinary Experts Condemn Dangerously Lax Response to H5N1 Outbreak at Utah Mink Farm
Veterinary experts are criticizing the official response to an H5N1 bird flu outbreak at a mink farm in Utah, calling it dangerously lax. Animal welfare groups including the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action are highlighting concerns that weak containment measures at mink operations could allow the virus to adapt and spread, given past worries about mink as a potential bridge host for avian influenza to mammals and humans.