Avian Flu

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Governance
Mapping H5N1 Spread: Pathways of introduction and transmission, with nodes of risk and surveillance for H5N1

Time to Act on New Bird Flu Spillovers

by Meghan F. Davis, Gigi Gronvall, Andrew Pekosz, Erin M. Sorrell

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

Food
fred Brandt milks his Holstein cows on the dairy farm

Bird Flu, U.S. Cows, and Economic Consequences

by Thomas L. Marsh

The recent H5N1 outbreak in cattle has rattled livestock markets and raised public health concerns

chickens in a coop
Governance

Poultry Vaccine Hesitancy

by Erin M. Sorrell, Michael Montague, Richard Bruns

When trade restrictions prevent effective public health interventions

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Governance

Avian Flu in Cambodia

by Rick A. Bright

Human cases of avian influenza in Cambodia exemplify the importance of global surveillance and collaboration

The National Thanksgiving Turkey stands on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 21, 2022.
Food

How Avian Flu Will Affect Your Thanksgiving

by Caroline Kantis

Avian flu, supply chain shortages, and inflation could be unwelcome guests at dinner tables

A woman feeds gulls along the Hudson River shore during a winter storm in Nyack, New York, on January 29, 2022.
Environment

Flu: When Spillovers Spill Over

by Ellen P. Carlin, Claire J. Standley, Erin M. Sorrell

The high risk of H5 influenza in North America this fall