The fact that indicators of decision-making have to be indirect, speaks to the risk environment of public health officials. Post Fauci, it's huge.

Is this problem also a function of both devolution of power to states and the environment post animal activism? Or just the "don't ask don't tell" of US policy these days? A bunch of laws got passed about revealing inner truths of animal husbandry in the wake of activist filming in chicken houses and piggeries.

We depend on the massive herds of food animals. We depend on clear information sharing about their health. They aren't just tasty beef and cheese, they are disease vectors and storage grounds of infection. This information policy nightmare isn't good.