Pandemic expert Sam Scarpino warns of concerning developments with H5N1: unusual human cases, mutations allowing affinity for human receptors, and higher wastewater detection.
The mismanagement of current public health responses has scientists in the U.S. worried. The new administration's approach to infectious diseases raises additional concerns.
Sampling and testing for H5N1 among livestock and their handlers are significantly lacking, increasing the risk of a broader outbreak as the virus spreads.
The absence of sustained human-to-human transmission is currently a relief, but what happens if necessary mutations occur and the virus becomes a greater threat?
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