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Professor & Chair of Global Public Health, Edinburgh Uni. Sunday Times bestselling author. Visiting faculty, Univ of Miami. Level 3 Personal Trainer. Views own.
Edin, Oxford, Wash DC, Miami penguin.co.uk/books/458539/h… Joined August 2010
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Prof. Devi Sridhar Verified account @devisridhar
H5N1 (avian flu) is the most predictable pandemic we might have- with the caveat that the pathogens behind previous pandemics & even regional outbreaks weren’t predictable
Maeve Cullinan Verified account @maeve_cullinan 6d
Is America on the brink of sparking the next flu pandemic? And is it Donald Trump’s fault?

More below on how H5N1 is raging unchecked through the US
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Prof. Devi Sridhar Verified account @devisridhar
This goes against 2025/6 pattern of mild disease when infected from dairy cattle versus severe disease when infected from birds. Worrying given H5N1 circulating in dairy cattle in the U.S.
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A person in Yakima County, Washington, who caught bird flu after being exposed to infected dairy cows has died following a severe illness, county health officials said on Sunday. cnn.com/2026/11/02/hea…
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