Leading health experts have warned that the US is staring down the barrel of another pandemic…
The Global Virus Network (GVN) warns the US is at risk of another pandemic as H5N1 bird flu spirals across farms, affecting 1,000 dairy herds and causing over 70 human infections—including one death. Since 2022, 168 million poultry have been lost, driving egg prices up. Though human-to-human spread hasn’t occurred, experts caution mutations or viral reassortment could change that, urging governments to ramp up surveillance and biosecurity.
The GVN stresses the need to prepare for potential human transmission to avoid a COVID-19-like crisis. High-density farming areas with lax protective measures are most vulnerable, heightening calls for immediate action to curb the outbreak before it escalates further.
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