H5N1 Policy

A strategic and biosecurity overview of what could protect U.S. agriculture and people from H5N1 infections

The growing H5N1 avian flu outbreak threatens public health and food security. Without urgent action, mutations could spark human-to-human transmission, creating the next global pandemic.

TTHD and the SBPHC continue to advocate and support active working relationships with various sectors of the South County community to help develop safeguards to protect the residents of South County.

“If trade partners won’t accept birds that have been vaccinated against HPAI, this could have further implications for producers.”

As bird flu continues to spread, impacting poultry farms and the price of eggs, the Agriculture Department says it's almost doubling the amount spent to combat it.

With soaring egg prices and ongoing bird flu headlines, many parents are uncertain about the risks and facts surrounding the virus, a national poll suggests.

By failing to address the underlying causes of bird flu, the USDA's plan will likely cause more instability.

Efforts to address bird flu mostly focus on tightening up farm facilities, killing infected animals and frantically tracking a rapidly branching tree of viral strains. Yet most media coverage fails to acknowledge the reality of animal farming itself.

By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration Cases of influenza A or H5N1, also known as avian flu, are now being detected in humans across the United States. At least one person has died from the virus, and at least 67 people have been infected. ...

"Sadly, if anything, we are less prepared than before," writes Simon Williams, a public-health researcher.

On Tuesday, February 25, the NGA Center for Best Practices hosted a State and Territorial Leader Advisor Call, where attendees learned more about current H5N1 trends from the Johns Hopkins Center for Outbreak Response and Innovation (CORI). State representatives from Colorado, Louisianna and Pennsylvania presented on surveillance, public health actions, and overall emergency preparedness and response to H5N1 Avian Flu.

Organizations funded by the United States helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and Americans may pay the price.

Ohio has lost 15.5 million commercial poultry birds and reported its first suspected human bird flu case last month

Both Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump have followed a USDA policy that requires the depopulation of poultry when bird flu has been detected.

Democratic lawmakers in Michigan are proposing more state funding to test humans, wildlife and livestock for bird flu.

Democratic lawmakers in Michigan are proposing more state funding to test humans, wildlife and livestock for bird flu.

Infectious-disease specialists say federal cuts may imperil efforts to track and contain the deadly virus.

Where we are, what we know, what we don't know and how Trump is making things worse

It has been almost 1 year since the detection of an unprecedented spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cows in the USA. Although there is still no evidence of human-to-human transmission and human deaths have been rare, concern over the potential impacts on human health remains high. The B3.13 genotype has predominated in cattle and human beings, causing largely mild disease, but there have been worrying recent developments. In the past couple of months a new genotype, D1.1, resulted in the death of a person in Louisiana—the first death in the USA from H5N1—while a teenager in Canada was critically ill for several months.

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As bird flu cases increase, officials worry that the Trump administration’s firings of scientists and other actions will undermine efforts to track the virus and protect Americans.

The U.S. Agricultural Department has announced a new effort to fight bird flu. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Leah Douglas, agriculture and energy reporter at Reuters, about the $1 billion plan.

Panelists at pandemic preparedness symposium in La Jolla fear federal turmoil is hindering race to spot human-to-human transmission as bird flu evolves

Effective communication across all levels of government is as important as a vaccine

As bird flu, also known as H5N1, spreads across the country, experts are concerned about the potential for undetected transfer and mutations.

Going backward on more than a dozen animal welfare and public health laws is NOT a solution to this crisis.

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