What are the biggest threats to the health security of the American people? There are some strong candidates. Avian influenza is spreading in birds, cattle, and 50 mammalian species. Measles cases are surging at home and abroad. COVID-19 is still spreading and could mutate into a more deadly strain. Farther afield, Uganda continues to respond … Read more
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The best-selling author chatted with The Times’s global health reporter about the past, present and troubling future of the world’s deadliest infectious disease. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen
Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer and Apoorva Mandavilli
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