Trump’s immigration tactics obstruct efforts to avert bird flu pandemic, researchers say

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KFF Health News Apr 10 2025 Aggressive deportation tactics have terrorized farmworkers at the center of the nation's bird flu strategy, public health workers say. Dairy and poultry workers have accounted for most cases of the bird flu in the U.S. — and preventing and detecting cases among them is key to averting a pandemic. But public health specialists say they're struggling to reach farmworkers because many are terrified to talk with strangers or to leave home. "People are very scared to go

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