What is spillover? Bird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic
- Written by Treana Mayer, Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology, Colorado State University
Wild birds like pelicans and ducks are getting infected with – and dying from – a new strain of avian influenza and have spread it to farm animals around the world.Klebher Vasquez/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe current epidemic of avian influenza has killed over 58 million birds in the U.S. as of February 2023. Following on the...