Author: Claudinne Miller
More Young Kids Can Get Bivalent COVID Booster
MedPageToday Pfizer’s booster authorized in children under 5 who received three doses of monovalent vaccine More children under age 5 are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster, the FDA announced on Tuesday. Kids ages 6 months to 4 years who completed their primary vaccination with three doses of the monovalent Pfizer-BioNTech shot can now get a booster […]
Mar 14, 2023
Emory University’s Serious Communicable Diseases ECHO program Webinar on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (AH5N1)
Emory University Project ECHO Anyone interfacing with patients, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, hospital administrators, etc., are welcome to attend. Registration Required When: March 16, 2023 11:00 Eastern Time Presenters/Panelists:•Tim Uyeki MD, MPH, MPP – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Influenza Division•Cherie Drenzek, DVM, MS – Georgia Department of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology•Anne Piantadosi […]
Mar 14, 2023
Controlling avian influenza
BMJ Editorial A One Health approach that links human, animal, and environmental health is essential Global reports of highly pathogenic avian influenzaA(H5N1) in birds are increasing, with cases reportedfrom every region except Australasia and Antarcticasince 2020.1 The global spread of these avianinfluenza outbreaks is unprecedented, exacting largeeconomic losses to poultry industries and tourism,and posing a […]
Mar 14, 2023
Human and Animal Health Experts Meet in South America to Prepare for Bird Flu
CDC Machine translated from Spanish As H5 Bird Flu Spreads South in the Americas, it Poses a Threat to Animal and Human Health March 14, 2023 –With avian influenza A H5 outbreaks in wild birds and poultry spreading to Latin America and the Caribbean, public and animal experts are gathering in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this […]
Mar 14, 2023
Idaho: After avian influenza outbreak among domestic birds, is there any end in sight?
(East Idaho News) A strain of avian flu continues to have an impact on soaring egg prices nationwide, and the first confirmed case detected in domestic birds in Bingham County last week creates an added sense of urgency in eastern Idaho. Christie Hammons, the deputy veterinarian for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, tells EastIdahoNews.com […]
Mar 14, 2023
House votes unanimously to declassify U.S. intelligence on covid origins
Washington Post In a rare show of bipartisanship near the third anniversary of the pandemic, the House voted unanimously Friday to declassify all U.S. intelligence information on the origins of the coronavirus. The 419-0 vote in favor of the bill, which passed the Senate by unanimous consent last week,sends it to President Biden’s desk. If the bill […]
Mar 14, 2023
Why One Woman’s Family Began Drinking Bleach
Bloomberg Prognosis Anna was just home from her first year of college when her parents introduced her to a new health fad that they had learned about at church. It was called Miracle Mineral Solution. And taking it was a lot like taking your vitamins. It could prevent (and cure) a host of illnesses. In […]
Mar 14, 2023
Avian Flu in Cambodia
Think Global Health Human cases of avian influenza in Cambodia exemplify the importance of global surveillance and collaboration In late February 2023, Cambodia reported that two people had contracted bird flu, sparking concern that the avian influenza virus might become transmissible between humans and spark another pandemic. The influenza A (H5N1) virus, which has been […]
Mar 14, 2023
Michigan: Highly contagious bird flu found in backyard flock of Eaton County chickens
Lansing State Journal Experts have detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard poultry flock in Eaton County. It’s the first detection of the virus in domestic birds in Eaton County and the first time HPAI has been confirmed in a Michigan domestic poultry flock since early December, officials with the state Department of […]
Mar 14, 2023
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in a Harbor Porpoise, Sweden
(CDC) We found highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b associated with meningoencephalitis in a stranded harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). The virus was closely related to strains responsible for a concurrent avian influenza outbreak in wild birds. This case highlights the potential risk for virus spillover to mammalian hosts. Europe and, more recently, North […]
Mar 14, 2023