Lab Notes: Are we on the brink of another pandemic?
- Author
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- Tue 25 Feb 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lab-notes/h5n1-avian-influenza-us-pandemic-threat/104965888
The H5N1 strain of avian influenza is currently ripping through the US, infecting wild animals, livestock and people. One person has died, and around 70 more infections have been confirmed.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has made massive cuts to the nation's leading science and health agencies, and announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization.
As the risk of another pandemic rises, what does all this mean for us in Australia?
