The U.S. can, and should, do more on H5N1 bird flu, a top WHO official says

Q&A: The U.S. can, and should, do more on H5N1 bird flu, a top WHO official says The world is watching how the U.S. is responding to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle, a top WHO official said. Helen Branswell STAT

More work needs to be done by the agricultural sector to get to the bottom of — and put a stop to — transmission of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cattle in the United States, a senior World Health Organization official said over the weekend.

Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s acting director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said the world is watching how the U.S., with its advanced scientific expertise, is responding to this outbreak.

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