US farms feared to be breeding grounds for a bird flu pandemic
Thirteen people in the US have contracted the bird flu including nine workers at poultry farms close to dairy farms (Picture: Shutterstock)
Scientists are warning that a bird flu pandemic could start from within America’s own farms.
The H5N1 virus has jumped from dairy cows to poultry and even to US farmers in recent weeks.
Since the bird flu outbreak about six months ago, the numbers of cases in livestock have only increased.
H5N1 infections have been recorded in 192 cattle herds in 13 states as of Wednesday...
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