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The H5N1 strain of avian influenza is currently ripping through the US, infecting wild animals, livestock and people. One person has died, and around 70 more infections have been confirmed.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has made massive cuts to the nation’s leading science and health agencies, and announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization.
As the risk of another pandemic rises, what does all this mean for us in Australia?
Learn more on Lab Notes, the show that brings you the science of new discoveries and current events. Get in touch with us: [email protected]
Featuring:
- Raina MacIntyre, head of the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Menang Noongar people.
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