The current US testing rollout for avian flu is cumbersome and slow says the Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health's Professor Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH.

“I really worry about a testing scheme in which busy clinicians need to figure this out,” she says. As a result, 'We're flying blind.' npr.org/sections/shots…

This morning Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH joined Eric Thomas & Margie Shafer at KCBS 106.9 FM/740 AM to discuss #H5N1 .

🎧Listen to it here right now: audacy.com/podcast/kcbs-r…

“The spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 among animals is unprecedented having been found on all continents – except Oceania – with the United Nations calling it ‘a global zoonotic animal pandemic.’' sciencealert.com/unprecedented-…

Join Wilmot James for a panel discussion at the #GHSC2024 about the Advance Warning and Response #Exemplars (AWARE) project, that explores countries that have successfully implemented systems to rapidly detect emerging threats. Wellcome The Global Fund Columbia University Resolve to Save Lives

'...the levers of action are squarely in the hands of government leaders and agricultural interests... But public attention is key to ensuring that authorities find the will to act.'

New in The New York Times, Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH on how worried you should be about H5N1: nytimes.com/2024/06/19/opi…

Join Wilmot James with Arun Balajee & Natalia Pasternak on a panel moderated by Amanda McClelland at #GHSC2024 discussing innovations in climate sensitive infectious disease and surveillance. Panel is on 21 June from 1:30-2:30pm AEST!

“The thing that we’re most worried about right now is the people who work on dairy farms may be exposed to this virus in the course of doing their jobs,” Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH tells Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí 🫠 KQED:

Read the full article here: kqed.org/news/11990735/…

If you're at the Global Health Security Conference in Sydney with interest in disease surveillance and response systems, join the Pandemic Center in partnership with @ExemplarsHealth, @WellcomeTrust, and Gates Foundation to learn about a new innovative project – AWARE! #GHSC2024

The Advance Warning and Response #Exemplars project is studying the factors behind countries’ effective advance warning and response systems for pathogens with pandemic potential and climate-sensitive infectious diseases. Learn more about the project. ➡️ bit.ly/3Vnr6Tl

Research from #Exemplars in Global Health partners explains how Ghana was able to effectively manage #COVID19 by quickly ramping up testing capacity and utilizing robust risk communication strategies.

Explore the findings to learn more. ➡️ bit.ly/4cprE2d

Heading to #GHS2024 ? Don't miss this Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health, The Center for Global Health Science & Security, and @pandemicaction cohosted workshop, 🗨️ Growing the Pie: Attracting Additional, Predictable, and Sustainable Sources of Financing for Global Health Security on June 18.

Register on the conference app!

Great insights from our Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health senior advisor Seth Berkley

WOW! It's been one week since the launch of the American Democracy & Health Security initiative's website, review the initiative's urgent recommendations for decisionmakers for the next health emergency.

Check out the Findings & Recommendations here: sites.brown.edu/americandemocr…

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