2026-10-23 13:30 UTC
NEW: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months.
Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic.
But officials haven’t acted — instead prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.
https://www.propublica.org/article/bird-flu-mink-farm-utah-human-risk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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@cmthiede@social.vivaldi.net 2026-10-23 16:15
@ProPublica@newsie.social Zeroing out poultry farms in Wisconsin again. Gobble, gobble. https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2026/10/19/avian-flu-barron-county https://hoodline.com/2026/09/bird-flu-hits-barron-county-again-triggers-10-kilometer-poultry-lockdown/ https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/HighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenzaConfirmedinBarronCounty.aspx https://www.europesays.com/thestates/13367/ #Wisconsin #BirdFlu