MedPage Today May 12, 2024
Every health system should partner with local, high-quality farms
While the media has been hyper-focused on how to address the recent avian influenza A (H5N1) outbreak in cattle, the situation also speaks to a larger story about industrialized food systems that prioritize production efficiency over animal, worker, and community health. This issue, and how to change the paradigm before it causes a crisis, has not received enough attention.
The primary problem is twofold: the heightened risk of infectious diseases and the climate impact. Firstly, the concentration of animals in large feeding operations increases the risk of infectious viruses, which can spread to other animals and humans. Farm workers are at particular risk of avian influenza because of their close contact...
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