#Drosten on the #danger of #birdflu: “I fear that the time has now been missed”

Source: T-Online, https://www.t-online.de/gesundheit/aktuelles/id_100543766/virologe-drosten-zur-h5n1-gefahr-aus-der-corona-pandemie-nichts-gelernt-.html

{Excerpt, original article in German.}

The next epidemic is spreading: the number of bird flu infections is increasing in the USA. Experts such as virologist Drosten criticize the authorities’ actions.

T-Online.de

According to experts, it is doubtful that we have learned anything from the coronavirus pandemic. In many countries, pandemic plans have been dusted off or even created in the first place. But a current example shows that in cases of doubt, too little is still being done to stop the spread of dangerous pathogens as early as possible: the H5N1 bird flu viruses in US dairy farms. Since the first detections in March, according to the US Department of Agriculture, H5N1 cases have been recorded in hundreds of farms in many states.

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