The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
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Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives Could this be ground zero? Could it be the spot where the next pandemic begins? It’s certainly a candidate, not least because the chain of events that c
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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 Could this be ground zero? Could it be the spot where the next pandemic begins? It’s certainly a candidate, not least because the chain of events that c Covered by 2 publications. The Guardian Health: The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot. The Guardian UK: The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot.
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- The Guardian Health United Kingdom 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 Could this be ground zero? Could it be the spot where the next pandemic begins? It’s certainly a candidate, not least because the chain of events that c 5 h ago · Tier 1
- The Guardian UK United Kingdom 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 Could this be ground zero? Could it be the spot where the next pandemic begins? It’s certainly a candidate, not least because the chain of events that c 5 h ago · Tier 2
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