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Third U.S. farm worker infected with highly pathogenic bird flu virus

Originally published: World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) on June 2, 2024 by Benjamin Mateus (more by World Socialist Web Site (WSWS)) | (Posted Jun 05, 2024)

As of May 31, 2024, 69 herds have been impacted across nine states, according to the USDA. Health authorities are also monitoring 350 people who have been exposed, but only 40 farm workers have consented to testing.
Joe Biden wants racist servant of big business in charge of U.S. agriculture

Originally published: Liberation News on December 14, 2020 by Sameena Rahman (more by Liberation News) | (Posted Dec 19, 2020)

President-elect Joe Biden’s recent nomination of Tom Vilsack to serve as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is causing widespread outrage among food justice activists and Black farmers.