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The USDA said it will start accepting applications for compensation on July 1.
Global health groups yesterday updated their risk assessment of H5N1 based on recent developments, including an ongoing spike in human infections in Cambodia.
Only Delaware and Maine reported declining cases in the past 2 weeks.
In "The H5N1 Pandemic Cliff: Are We at the Edge?," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the ongoing challenge of H5N1 influenza, cover increasing trends in respiratory illness, and announce a new CIDRAP report on Chronic Wasting Disease. Dr. Osterholm also answers a listener question on H5N1 in wild birds and cats and provides a tribute to the late President Jimmy Carter.
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In other developments, antiviral susceptibility testing shows that H5N1 is susceptible to neuraminidase inhibitor antiviral drugs.
"COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on individuals with intellectual disabilities."
(CIDRAP News) – While the pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine seems to be just as safe as seasonal flu vaccines, the federal government has been getting some letters from people saying they plan to seek compensation for injuries caused by the injection, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The number of Cyclospora cayetanensis infections across the country now stands at 576, an increase of 28 in the past 2 days, according to an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this morning. The Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) shows that state's number at 258, which is 18 more than the CDC's currentTexas count; with those included, the nationwide total would now be 594.
In sign of low but ongoing highly pathogenic H5N8 activity in Europe, Italy today reported three more outbreaks in poultry, according to a notification from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
