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Warnings grow over bird flu spread in Utah cattle

Original: Utah, where plenty of cow herds were infected with birdflu. The 🧠🪱 does nothing. The CDC is gutted. The USDA is lead by

Commenters are warning that bird flu has infected numerous dairy cow herds in Utah, with spillover to farm cats, mice and minks raising fears of a new pandemic. Critics say the US response is failing, claiming the CDC has been weakened, the USDA is led by political appointees, and that surveillance and reporting on the outbreak have been curtailed under the current administration.

Why now: Fears of a potential new pandemic from H5N1 spreading in US livestock amid weakened federal health agencies

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• Utah, where plenty of cow herds were infected with birdflu. The 🧠🪱 does nothing. The CDC is gutted. The USDA is lead by an 🟠💩 puppet. Minks are an excellent reservoir. Spill over in barnyard cats and mice. Hello new pandemic. Since the new regime in the US there are no more… · PensioNien@todon.nl · 9

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