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What You Need to Know About Bird Flu
FromChasing Life
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The U.S. is grappling with a recently discovered outbreak of avian influenza in dairy cows, driven by the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. It's the first instance that the bird flu virus has been detected in US cattle. How concerned should we be about drinking milk or even eating chicken? And could this lead to the next pandemic? Sanjay speaks with epidemiologist Prof. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, about the complexities of the current outbreak and what the public needs to know right now.
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Released:
Apr 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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