Bird flu’s dangerous leap
April 29
Bird flu has been circling the globe for decades, but in 2024 the deadly virus jumped from a wild bird to a cow. The virus has torn through America’s dairy herds and poultry flocks in just over a year. It has even infected other mammals, including humans. Seventy Americans have caught the virus, one has died.
There is growing concern that we could be on the verge of another pandemic. Doctors and veterinarians fighting the virus say the Biden Administration was slow to act, while the Trump Administration has now laid off more than 100 key scientists, and the virus keeps spreading.
Will Humble, Executive Director for the Arizona Public Health Association, joined “Arizona Horizon” to talk about the bird flu and what this could mean.
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