Bird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.
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Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that experts called “irresponsible” and “astounding.”

Reporting Highlights

  • Deadly Outbreak: 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.
  • Government Failures: State officials didn’t order the mink to be killed, which other countries with outbreaks have done. They are prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.
  • Silent Risks: Despite CDC guidance urging officials to monitor workers, they actively chose not to and declined to test workers — including one with a symptom experts said would warrant testing.
  • wheez@lemmy.zip
    81·
    20 hours ago

    Why can’t we stop pointless consumption that probably benefits said fascists today?

    • SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world
      2·
      14 hours ago

      If you want to do that as an individual, that’s a choice. But I’m saying we are in an existential crisis right now, that’s going to decide what kind of society we will be: democracy or monarchy. Until the cruel government we now have is dealt with, the niceties will be ignored by the average American, or dismissed as fringe.

      • wheez@lemmy.zip
        2·
        13 hours ago

        Okay, what actionable steps will you take in order towards that?

        I think one would be to stop consuming pointless products, like meat or leather or whatever, that fuel the lobbyists working together with your government.

        It’s as individuals that we together create a group strong enough to pose a resistance.