Health Report: US sees 20 million hens infected with H5N1 bird flu
Experts are sounding the alarm on the risk of the spread of the H5N1 bird flu, in response to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture which showed that over 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. were killed by the virus in the last quarter of 2024. For more, Africa 54 Health Correspondent Linord Moudou spoke with Dr. Jim Keen, the Director of Veterinary Science for the Center of a Humane Economy, and Dr. Tom Pool, a retired commander of the U.S. Army Veterinary Command.
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