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‘We’re Flying Blind’: CDC Has 1M Bird Flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of Covid missteps

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health departments have tried to boost bird flu testing among farmworkers, yet the U.S. has tested only about 45 people. With so few tests run, it’s difficult to know how many farmworkers have been infected, or how serious the disease is.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health departments have tried to boost bird flu testing among farmworkers, yet the U.S. has tested only about 45 people. With so few tests run, it’s difficult to know how many farmworkers have been infected, or how serious the disease is.
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It’s been nearly three months since the U.S. government announced an outbreak of the bird flu virus on dairy farms. The World Health Organization considers the virus a public health concern because of its potential to cause a pandemic, yet the U.S. has tested only about 45 people across the country.

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