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Why stopping the next flu outbreak starts at the state fair

Why the race to stop the next flu outbreak starts at state fairs and the beach

06/19/2019

PBS News Hour

Why stopping the next flu outbreak starts at the state fair

Clip: 6/19/2019 | 8m 25sVideo has Closed Captions

Why the race to stop the next flu outbreak starts at state fairs and the beach

Public health officials agree the constantly mutating influenza virus has the potential to cause a major outbreak and a deadly global crisis. For the second part of the NewsHour’s series on preparing for such a pandemic, we examine how research and testing depends on animals. William Brangham has the story of scientists looking for potential new flu strains in unexpected places, such as the beach.

06/19/2019

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