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Bird flu is bad for poultry and cattle. Why isn’t it a serious threat to most of us?

Headlines are flying after the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows across the country. Nirav Shah, deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a May 1 event at the Alien Council that tests had detected the virus among cattle in nine states,… Read More »