Bird flu has resurfaced in the Netherlands. This variant is not dangerous for humans. But it's waiting for a new variant that does cause a human-deadly pandemic, scientists say. And it's crystal clear where it might come from: the European poultry industry.

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Next pandemic is hatching in colossal chicken stalls
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Thomas Oudman — Next pandemic is hatched in colossal chicken stalls


Yet in the Netherlands, after a bird flu outbreak, no less chicken is eaten — poultry farms elsewhere in the world are benefiting from growing European demand.

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