March 10, 2025

HEALTH

Can Anything Stop Bird Flu?

By Christopher Cox

Illustration: David Macaulay

In February 2024, dairy farmers in the northwest corner of the Texas Panhandle noticed that their herds were getting sick. A cow’s temperature would spike, and she would stop eating. Soon, her milk would dry up or turn thick — tests would reveal the milk had twice the normal number of white blood cells. The feverish cows would barely drink any water. As they grew dehydrated, their eyes sank into their heads. Nearly all of them had mastitis: a swollen, painful udder and teats, which made milking difficult.

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Intelligencer - Can Anything Stop Bird Flu?

Stay informed about business, politics, technology, and where they intersect.

Today's Top Stories

DHS agents detained Khalil, a green card-holding Palestinian activist who took part in the Gaza protests at Columbia University.

By Nia Prater

Start with the life-or-death stakes of the war on public health.

By Sarah Jones

Liberals aren’t going to be rewarded for their powerlessness.

By Sam Adler-Bell

Trump and his aides have reportedly threatened to redraw the northern border, go after Canada’s minerals and water, and cancel NORAD.

By Nia Prater, Chas Danner

Don’t be fooled by the talk of Trump “reining in” DOGE. The entire administration is working together to demolish the public sector.

By Ed Kilgore

Trump promised to reduce prices “immediately.” Now he wants Americans to quit complaining while he makes us “so rich” (maybe after a recession).

By Margaret Hartmann

Congressional Democrats may just surrender rather than risk catching blame for shutting down a government that Republicans are gutting.

By Ed Kilgore

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