HT FluRadar KFF Health News #H5N1 🚨Dairies after months workers not educated avian influenza health risks -Taught use #PPE - Not given PPE free from Colorado -CDC & CDPHE outreach radio social media & flyers -Some workers cannot read! KFF Spanish👇 kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…

Today, 🇳🇬 received 10000 doses of Jynneos Mpox vaccines donated by USAID, the 1st country in the African region to receive doses to respond to the outbreak affecting many countries, leading to the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by World Health Organization (WHO).

“The findings from the DRC also underscore the need for high-quality randomized clinical trials for mpox treatment. “There’s been really widespread use of tecovirimat through an expanded access program without really clear evidence of efficacy.”” wired.com/story/a-promis…

Nigeria has become the first African country to receive #mpox vaccines to combat the outbreak. The 10,000 U.S.-donated doses will be rolled out in 5 states to protect those most at risk. WHO & partners are working to increase vaccine access across Africa. afro.who.int/countries/nige…

With 100+ health emergencies yearly, Africa’s need for stronger EPR is critical. At #RC74AFRO, Abdou Salam Gueye announces scaling AVoHC-SURGE from 1900+ to 3000 responders—vital for tackling #mpox and other outbreaks.

Great to see this msg from CDC Open windows (ventilation) & air purifiers (filtration) can reduce spread of airborne viruses like #COVID19, #influenza, and other respiratory viruses. These precautions should be taken in home, schools, workplace, public transport. N95

🚨This is a key area where we should be focusing in addition to translating vaccine pledges into vaccinations. 👇👇👇

Interesting study of Jynneos vaccine VE against clade 2 #mpox after 1 vs 2 doses (full doses, not the 1/5 fractionated doses in the U.S.) The vaccine worked quite well, seemingly as good/better w/ 1 dose vs 2 Will be great to see data on duration of immunity from these groups

#BREAKING Excellent article on #Mpox in NEJM today: This is effectively a ‘call to arms’ from medicines most prestigious journal. #Mpox2024 #Pandemic #vaccination 7 critical points: ✴️ ‘The rapid international spread of a new mpox subtype is of enormous concern’. ✴️’Most

⚠️ 🇺🇸 H5 Influenza Wastewater Detection WastewaterSCAN confirms Parker South WRF (Douglas County, CO) was positive for H5 on Aug 27. H5 Level: 8.2 PMMoV normalized (low range), 73% decrease from Aug 7 detection, suggesting a reduction in viral presence. data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker/?chart…

Could this be a reason vaccine approval was delayed? I hope not, but reasonable question to consider. This may complicate access to vaccines, often for those who may need it most. Instead of walking into local pharmacy, they’ll need to track through health dept. Can this be

It would be great to have such rapid, granular data on flu infections, esp deaths/pediatric deaths. I’m told there’s no way such data is collected or can be made available for flu. But here’s a good (sad) example showing it’s possible. Important data. Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 STAT

⚠️🇺🇸 USDA confirmed new #H5N1 #BirdFlu case in New Mexico dairy herd, the state's first reported in just over 4 months, bringing NM total to 9 affected farms since March 2024. aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…

✴️ U.S. Agriculture Secretary Secretary Tom Vilsack authorises the first trial of an #H5N1 #vaccine for cattle. ✴️Unsure which vaccine is being trialed ( Ceva and Medgene are contenders). ✴️’A vaccination strategy could be critical in curbing disease spread but could be difficult to

I had to sit down for this bit of #H5N1 news (redid 🧵). It will truly be a miracle if it does NOT get into humans enough that we go full world pandemic. Crazy that this could be gleaned from one paragraph. Virus was detected 16 days BEFORE symptoms. Do you see it, too? /1

California: Avian Flu confirmed in three California Dairy Herds "Cows at three California dairies located in the Central Valley have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)." California Department of Food and Agriculture pressreleases.cdfa.ca.gov/Home/PressRele…

Confirmed: at least 3 dairy herds in CA infected w/ #H5N1 virus. Not surprising, but sad to see the virus still not under control. H/t vets & Calif Food and Ag for reporting quickly. Let’s hope sequence data are shared w/ public very quickly, too. Imp to protect all workers exposed

An even more contagious COVID strain is ‘just getting started’ amid California wave. When will we begin to acknowledge that we are facilitating these mutations by not developing a vaccine against the core of the virus - the N protein. latimes.com/california/sto…

Check out this excellent chart from World Health Organization (WHO) on confirmed #mpox cases across #Africa by clade & subclade. ✳️Clade Ia: DRC, CAR, Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Sudan ✳️Clade Ib: DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda ✳️Clade IIa & b: Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Liberia, Cameroon,

It is appalling how expensive COVID tests are in the US. $23.99 a box for two tests in NYC.