How #America lost control of the #birdflu, setting the #stage for another #pandemic, https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2025/01/05/how-america-lost-control-bird-flu-setting-state-another-pandemic/
The U.S. #government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy #farms when it was confined to a handful of states. Now at least 875 herds across 16 states have tested positive.
''Instead, Russo and other #veterinarians said, they were dismayed by #inaction. The #USDA didn’t respond to their urgent #requests to support studies on dairy farms — and for #money and confidentiality policies to protect farmers from financial loss if they agreed to test animals.''