Kenza

this will become a JS app, with cards displayed to the right of the chord diagram, with description, and a timeline slider

Maybe add more references, especially if you're referring to historic events, and statements like "the H5N1 virus is regarded as the world's largest pandemic threat"? Maybe depends on what your target audience is and where it will be published.

Thi Mui Pham

"The US cattle outbreak came as a surprise to many, and never before has cattle been infected as largely with this subtype of Influenza virus" - Hasn't bird flu been detected in cattle since 2023? What's the time period you're referring to in your article?

Would it be possible/interesting to combine this mapping with a geospatial map?