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Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm left unchecked, advocates say
Original: 'Watch them die': Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm largely unchecked, advocates say
Animal welfare advocates say a bird flu outbreak at a mink farm in Utah was largely left unaddressed, accusing the facility of letting infected animals suffer and die rather than intervening. The claims have renewed scrutiny of biosecurity and oversight at fur farms, where mink are considered a species at risk of hosting and potentially mutating avian influenza viruses.
Why now: Concerns are mounting that uncontrolled flu spread on mink farms could help the virus mutate and pose a pandemic risk.
Utahmink farmbird fluThe Salt Lake Tribune
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