OpinionJune 11, 2024
The Dairy Industry Must Act Faster to Keep H5N1 from Starting a Human Epidemic
H5N1 is running rampant through dairy cows, putting humans at risk of an epidemic
Carol Cardona is an influenza scientist who holds the B.S. Pomeroy Chair in Avian Health in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Cardona has a D.V.M. from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in veterinary pathology from Michigan State University, and is a diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians.
The Dairy Industry Must Act Faster to Keep H5N1 from Starting a Human Epidemic
H5N1 is running rampant through dairy cows, putting humans at risk of an epidemic
CRISPR Will Likely Not Solve Bird Flu
New research shows that CRISPR, the gene editing technique, could make chickens more resistant to bird flu. But its use raises many ethical and scientific issues