How Human Activity Increases the Risk of Future Avian Flu Pandemic
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This research explores how human activities like industrial poultry farming, illegal and legal bird trade, and climate change increase the possibility of an Avian flu pandemic. Using recent case studies and global data, this paper highlights patterns in how weak biosecurity and law enforcement and environmental change lead to the virus spreading. This research implies that to prevent avian flu outbreaks, it requires policymakers and climate change scientists to improve global coordination with stronger policies and intervention to reduce the chances of a pandemic.
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