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The State Fair gates are open – but there’s a noticeable absence in the 

Miracle of Birth Center: birthing cows and newborn calves

It’s all due to the spread of avian flu, also known as bird flu or H5N1. So how serious is the spread of avian flu, and what does climate change have to do with the spread of viruses between species? 

 is a climate solutions reporter for Interlochen Public Radio and wrote about the threat of bird flu spreading to dairy cows for 

. Ross stopped by Climate Cast to talk about the link between bird flu and climate change.

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Climate Change is changing migratory patterns across the world and that is impacting how certain diseases like the avian flu are spread between birds and other species. Climate solutions reporter Izzy Ross stopped by Climate Cast to talk about the link between bird flu and climate change.

Climate solutions reporter Izzy Ross stopped by Climate Cast to talk about the link between bird flu and climate change.

Climate change a factor in spread of bird flu that's keeping birthing cows out of State Fair

Third-graders from Armatage Montessori in Minneapolis pet a cow.

Climate change a factor in spread of bird flu that's keeping birthing cows out of State Fair

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