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Bird flu kills 80% of mink herd at Utah farm
Original: ‘Watch them die’: Bird flu is ravaging a Utah mink farm, killing 80% of the herd. State agriculture officials have no clear plan.
Avian influenza is devastating a mink farm in Utah, wiping out roughly 80% of the herd, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. Reports describe animals left to die in large numbers, and state agriculture officials are criticised for lacking a clear plan to contain the outbreak. The spread of bird flu to mammals is drawing attention because of concerns it could adapt to humans.
Why now: The mass mortality of mink from bird flu raises fears about the virus adapting to mammals and spreading to humans.
Utahmink farmbird fluUtah Department of AgricultureThe Salt Lake Tribune
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- ‘Watch them die’: Bird flu is ravaging a Utah mink farm, killing 80% of the herd. State agriculture officials have no clear plan. · The Salt Lake Tribune
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