If your neighbor is a backyard chicken hobbyist, should you be worried about bird flu? 麻豆女优 Health News national public health correspondent Amy Maxmen answers that question and shares her reporting, on WAMU鈥檚 鈥淗ealth Hub鈥 segment March 5.
The latest outbreak of bird flu has upended egg, poultry, and dairy operations, , and killed at least one person in the U.S. Traditional methods to curb H5N1 have so far failed. While the virus isn鈥檛 known to be spreading between people, each new infection is a chance for it to evolve. That could set the stage for another pandemic.
Scientists worry the United States isn鈥檛 doing enough to track and curb the virus. On WAMU鈥檚 鈥淗ealth Hub,鈥 麻豆女优 Health News public health correspondent Amy Maxmen explains the threat bird flu poses to public health and actions the government is taking to control the outbreak.
麻豆女优 Health News producer Taylor Cook contributed reporting to this segment.
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