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Biden health officials say they built up U.S. pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes

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16 -page report recaps steps taken in the last four years against infectious diseases.

It's a public version of a roughly 300 -page pandemic-prevention playbook that Biden officials say they are providing to the incoming administration.

Experts say not nearly enough has been done to make sure an expanding bird flu pandemic in animals doesn't turn into a global health catastrophe for people.

“I'm hoping that the Trump administration — as they are concerned about people coming across the border who may be infected with this or that or the other thing — will see the wisdom in trying to make sure that we do surveillance in areas where we think there's a large risk,” he said. Stobbe writes for the Associated Press . This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times ..