260,000 Americans/year are sickened from diseases tied to sea-animal products, including those sourced from aquaculture — the fastest-growing form of factory farming. But we haven’t scaled up the public health infrastructure to ensure this growing industry's food chain is safe.
Lela Nargi
New research shows a link between a virus in farmed shrimp and a human infection that can cause blindness. If a virus can jump from farmed seafood to humans, can aquaculture be a source of future pandemics?
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New research out of China shows a link between a virus prevalent in aquaculture and a chronic infection that can lead to blindness in people
