Could bird flu be the next global pandemic?
An opinion piece by Klara Saville, head of global animal health at Brooke, and Delia Grace Randolph, professor of food safety systems at the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich and joint-appointed scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute, draws attention to a recent outbreak of avian influenza across multiple continents. Animal disease experts have warned that the
Could bird flu be the next global pandemic?
An opinion piece by Klara Saville, head of global animal health at Brooke, and Delia Grace Randolph, professor of food safety systems at the Natural Resources Institute of the University of Greenwich and joint-appointed scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute, draws attention to a recent outbreak of avian influenza across multiple continents. Animal disease experts have warned that the escalating cases of avian influenza pose a threat to public health worldwide.
Photo credit: Chickens on a farm in Isiokpo, Nigeria (ILRI/ACGG Nigeria)