The Xylom<p>Back in 1997, it took months for scientists to confirm the first bird flu death in Hong Kong, our publisher <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@alexip718" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alexip718</span></a></span>'s hometown.</p><p>Nearly three decades later, is history repeating itself with the current U.S. H5N1 outbreak?</p><p>More by Amber Dance, first published by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@KnowableMag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KnowableMag</span></a></span> :</p><p><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bird-flu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thexylom.com/post/everything-y</span><span class="invisible">ou-need-to-know-about-bird-flu</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/birdflu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdflu</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/hongkong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hongkong</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>