Meanwhile, H5N1 struck more poultry farms in 11 states, affecting egg producers, broiler farms, turkey facilities, and backyard flocks.

The report provides useful guidance to professionals at human, animal, and wildlife health agencies; academic researchers; and medical practitioners who will be tasked with responding to any human or non-cervid animal chronic wasting disease spillover.

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Jan 23, 2025 · In "Drinking From a Fire Hose: Are We Drowning?" Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss recent actions taken by the Trump administration, most notably the decision to leave the World Health Organization. Dr. Osterholm also shares his thoughts on the developing H5N1 crisis and provides an update on respiratory virus transmission in the U.S. and around the world. Follow us on Bluesky: Dr. Michael ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Managing long-COVID cases could cost US employers $1.99 billion to $6.49 billion annually, according to a new model published yesterday in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The model estimates current and future financial burdens related to long COVID, which affects an estimated 44.7 million to 48 ...

2 days ago · A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-led study identifies three clusters of post-COVID multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) based on the frequency of respiratory symptoms, frequency of shock and cardiac complications, and clinical severity. The researchers used US surveillance data from 2020 to 2022 to conduct a latent class analysis on 8,944 MIS-C patients ...

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Jan 8, 2025 · The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota today published a comprehensive, state-of-the-art report aimed at improving surveillance, research, and response to a potential chronic wasting disease (CWD) spillover from cervids such as deer to people or ...

May 16, 2024 · In "Lungs & Udders," Dr. Osterholm provides updates on H5N1 influenza, COVID-19, and mpox. He also shares his thoughts on a recent WHO report about airborne transmission and a study on the use of a diabetes drug to treat COVID-19. Airborne pathogens: controlling words won’t control transmission (Greenhalgh et al., The Lancet) Sign up for CIDRAP's daily newsletter MORE EPISODES SUPPORT THIS ...