Not an article I wanted to write. The deadly H5N1 bird flu is spreading widely, including to mammals. For the first time, it's now likely spreading mammal-to-mammal, among minks which are exceptionally well-suited conduits to humans. We must act n

Not an article I wanted to write.

The deadly H5N1 bird flu is spreading widely, including to mammals.

For the first time, it's now likely spreading mammal-to-mammal, among minks which are exceptionally well-suited conduits to humans.

We must act now.
www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/opinion/bird-flu-h5n1-pandemic.html

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Ben Hunt @EpsilonTheory · Feb 8, 2023

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Very well-written thread (zero 'fear-mongering'), and mammal-to-mammal transmission of a mutant H5N1 strain is a big deal. As @zeynep makes clear, this isn't a Covid equivalent story. Yet. But it's absolutely a public health *policy* story.

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