JANUARY 10, 2025

‘Many Barriers to Success’ Make It Difficult to Control Avian Flu

By Marie Rosenthal, MS

Wild birds can migrate thousands of miles, which is one reason why it has become so difficult to control the avian influenza outbreak among these animals, and explains why stopping the avian flu outbreak among domestic animals is tricky, according to experts who spoke at a briefing sponsored by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

“It’s kind of tough to control flyways, and so things move very quickly with wild birds,” explained Julio Figueroa II,