"In the U.S., bird flu is spreading rapidly on poultry and dairy farms—and data censorship could pose risks to combating it, experts say."
"There’s an epidemic raging in the avian world.
For years, the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has devastated global bird populations. In the United States, the disease has affected more than 136 million commercial, backyard and wild birds since January 2022. The virus has also jumped to other species—from elephant seals to cats.
It’s also found its way into humans. There have been dozens of cases in the U.S. including one death, though risk remains low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But several recent developments in the bird flu outbreak have given infectious disease experts cause for concern.
At the same time, the Trump administration has made major changes to data-sharing protocols at the CDC and withheld studies on bird flu in the past few weeks—moves that could disrupt efforts to contain the outbreak."
Kiley Price reports for Inside Climate News February 11, 2025.
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