https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/18/health/bird-flu-risk-opinion-frieden/
"The United States’ response to H5N1 – “bird flu” – has taken too long, showing
how risky gaps in coordination and trust can be. With three cases reported in
people in the United States and clusters in cattle herds from Michigan to
Texas, Idaho to North Carolina, it’s clear that the virus is widespread among
animals. To protect people, animals, and our economy and to restore trust in
public health, we need to get this right.
We’ve seen H5N1 coming for more than 20 years. Although the challenge was
smaller because of it size, Finland stopped H5N1 in animals before it spread to
humans last summer. This story, among a half dozen outbreaks that never made
headlines, is featured in our new
Epidemics That Didn’t Happen report.
The U.S. has done a lot, including scaling up test production, evaluating
vaccines, tracking wastewater for related viruses, and providing information
about efforts. Finland did three things particularly well; all are relevant to
the U.S. response to the virus."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: June 20, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-106544413
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
