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The Guardian Feeds @guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 5d ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot By George Monbiot Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/04/global-pandemic-mink-farm-utah-farming-livestock #Birdflu #Flu #Infectiousdiseases #USnews #Animalwelfare #Farming #Health #Animals #Environment #Society #Worldnews #Science #TheGuardian #GeorgeMonbiot
The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
theguardian.com

The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot

Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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The Guardian Feeds @guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 2w ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm sparks concerns about government response By Eric Berger State veterinarian attempted to get help from federal government but was told USDA didn’t regulate mink farms https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/25/bird-flu-utah-mink-farm-trump-administration #Utah #Birdflu #Trumpadministration #Infectiousdiseases #Health #USnews #TheGuardian #EricBerger
Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm sparks concerns about government response
theguardian.com

Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm sparks concerns about government response

State veterinarian attempted to get help from federal government but was told USDA didn’t regulate mink farms

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Science | The Guardian @theguardian_science@halo.nu
· 3mo ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/06/safety-fears-as-scientists-make-first-viruses-designed-by-ai #Science #SyntheticBiology #InfectiousDiseases #Genetics #MedicalResearch #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #WorldNews #Health #Biology #Microbiology #Society
Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI
theguardian.com

Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI

Researchers say breakthrough offers hope for new medicines but also raises urgent biosecurity questions

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Unofficial Guardian News Bot @guardian_bot@social.chinwag.org
· 3mo ago
Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/anthony-faucis-diaries-take-aim-at-news-corp-journalist-sharri-marksons-nonsense-covid-19-investigation #Infectiousdiseases #NewsCorporation #Australianmedia #Medicalresearch #Australianews #AnthonyFauci #Coronavirus #Science #Media #China
Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation
theguardian.com

Anthony Fauci’s diaries take aim at News Corp journalist Sharri Markson’s ‘nonsense’ Covid-19 investigation

US former top health official, who was subpoenaed to appear at a Senate hearing into Covid-19, says Markson’s reporting about virus’s origin ‘does not make any sense’

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US news | The Guardian @theguardian_us_news@halo.nu
· 3mo ago
Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/anthony-fauci-trump-covid-journal #AnthonyFauci #Coronavirus #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #UsNews #InfectiousDiseases
Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal
theguardian.com

Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal

Former top US health official wrote about challenging interactions with publicity-fixated Trump during Covid

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ABC Feeds @abcfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 4mo ago
Ebola treatment trial begins in Congo as outbreak continues to grow A trial for an experimental Ebola treatment starts in Congo, where the largest-ever Ebola outbreak continues to grow. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-05/ebola-treatment-trial-congo/106882406 #Ebola #InfectiousDiseases
abc.net.au

Ebola treatment trial begins in Congo as outbreak continues to grow

A trial for an experimental Ebola treatment starts in Congo, where the largest-ever Ebola outbreak continues to grow.

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From Robin with Love @firefly@m.ai6yr.org
· 6mo ago
Boosted by @czarbucks@vmst.io
Raw, unedited interview with a Bend, Oregon physician who is on the cruise with the #hantavirus outbreak. Dr. Stephen Kornfeld was able to step up to help when the ship’s doctor fell ill. He has a very calm and balanced overview of the situation (he is still on the ship, at sea). #mvhondius #infectiousdiseases
Washington monitors fourth person for hantavirus as Bend doctor remains isolated
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Washington monitors fourth person for hantavirus as Bend doctor remains isolated

(Updated May 17, 2026; Health officials in Washington are now monitoring a fourth person for possible hantavirus exposure) SEATTLE & KING COUNTY, Wa. (KGW) — Health officials in Washington state, are now monitoring a fourth person in King County for possible hantavirus exposure, according to our news affiliate, KGW in Portland, as a Bend doctor

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