STAT July 1, 2024
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When pathologist Thijs Kuiken looks at what’s happening in the U.S. response to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cows, he’s reminded of a difficult period in the Netherlands, where he lives, back in the late aughts.
Large goat and sheep farms in the country were hit with outbreaks of what is known as Q fever every year from 2007 to 2010. The disease, caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, primarily affects ruminants — sheep, goats, and cows. But people can...
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