Are we heading for a bird flu pandemic? Experts weigh in
Current strains of bird flu are “poorly suited for pandemic potential,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a Tufts Medicine infectious ...
America’s Coming Public Health Crisis
Efforts to stop the spread of infectious disease have always suffered from a cycle of panic and neglect. Vaccine skepticism ...
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U.S. Agencies Unveil National One Health Framework to Combat Zoonotic Diseases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), alongside the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department ...
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National One Health Framework Launched to Tackle Zoonotic Diseases
In a groundbreaking collaborative effort, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior (DOI) have announced the ...
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U.S. Government Releases First National One Health Plan to Protect People, Animals, and Our Environment from Shared Health Threats
At the direction of Congress in the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, CDC, USDA, and DOI developed this framework to ...
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CDC says ‘risk to the general public remains low’
There have been 14 recorded cases of avian influenza among humans in Washington, but none in Clark County. Local health ...
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The bird flu is low-risk for most people — for now
The bird flu virus circulating among cows, poultry and wild birds isn't yet a threat to the general public, but experts say ...
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UC San Diego joins CDC in groundbreaking pandemic preparedness initiative
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has selected University of California San Diego as one of three partner institutions to establish a groundbreaking pandemic preparedness initiative ...