Bird flu pandemic could be ‘100 times worse’ than COVID scientists warn

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A bird flu pandemic with the potential to be “100 times worse than COVID” may be on the horizon after a rare human case was discovered in Texas, experts have warned. NY Post reporter Melissa Koenig shares this story. • The H5N1 avian flu has spread rapidly since a new strain was detected in 2020, affecting wild birds in every state, as well as in commercial poultry and backyard flocks. • But it has now even been detected in mammals, with cattle herds across four states becoming infected, and on Monday, federal health officials announced that a dairy worker in Texas caught the virus. • “This virus [has been] on the top of the pandemic list for many, many years and probably decades,” Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi, a bird flu researcher from Pittsburgh, said at a recent panel discussing the issue, according to the Daily Mail. • “And now we’re getting dangerously close to this virus potentially causing a pandemic.” • Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/04/04/us-news... • #birdflu #covid #health • The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. • Subscribe to New York Post Sports: / nypostsports • Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ • Follow The New York Post on: • Twitter - / nypost • Facebook - / nypost

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