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The Dairy Industry Must Act Faster to Keep H5N1 Bird Flu from Starting a Human Epidemic (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How is this the dairy industry's job? Surely it's for government to look after public health? The dairy industry just produces dairy?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The dairy industry can vaccinate their livestock, test their milk for the virus, and (god forbid) improve the conditions the cows live in such that they are not in such constant close contact with one another, among other issues.

And if you read the article, you'll see that industry regulation is also mentioned.