Join @health.nationalacademies.org for a two-day virtual workshop, September 29-30, on personal protective equipment (PPE) to safeguard workers in high-risk U.S. farm settings against Influenza A (H5N1) and practices to prevent transmission between livestock and humans. Register: bit.ly/45Qol22

Join us next week to discuss PPE use for farm workers to protect them (and the animals) from bird flu! #TotalWorkerHealth

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The National Academy of Medicine’s virtual roundtable will share background information and initial components of the Building Trust in Health Science Collaborative, presenting its foundational goals and strategic framework. #OneHealth @onehealthapha.bsky.social nam.edu/event/buildi...

Signal boost: recall of raw pet food for bird flu www.fda.gov/animal-veter...

Happy Caturday from the … bathroom? Really, girls?

The HHS and administration are destroying the public health system. Since CDC is not allowed to produce and follow the science, we are all in trouble. www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science...

The plot thickens — New C.D.C. Director Resists Ouster as Other Officials Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

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Unsurprising but concerning that H5N1 has had a major economic impact on the dairy industry - www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

The consequences of letting avian influenza run rampant in US poultry | Science—Cliff notes version: don’t let it run rampant, shout out to the whole team @ggronvall.bsky.social @andrewpekosz.bsky.social Erin Sorrell and Michell Kromm www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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We've actively canceled many programs that help to protect us from a pandemic. We're not just forgetting, we're actively helping to make it happen.

H5N1 bird flu outbreak shuts down a large egg farm in Arizona. The owner of Hickman's Family Farms says ~6 million chickens will be culled (USDA reports 5.2 million). They say it will take two years to rebuild the flock and hundreds of workers will be laid off. ✍️: Corina Vanek / Arizona Republic

The US is cutting science-- risking health, national security, and economic growth-- because of conspiracists.

There were almost no foreign students in the 2020-21 school year because international travel had been chilled by Covid. University budgets *crashed*, because foreign students are lucrative. This is like that but... forever?

#USDA confirmed 5 more #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herds in Idaho. Moving fast there. 70 herds have tested positive since late February. Cumulative national total: 1070 herds in 17 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...

WHA begins with Pandemic Agreement up for final vote www.cidrap.umn.edu/pandemic-inf...

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H5 remains in my area (backyard flock and live market), and now is impacting Brazil: H5N1 in dairy cows and poultry, polio in 5 nations www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

China reports more H9N2 and H10N3 avian flu cases China has now confirmed five H10N3 cases, which tend to be severe, over the past few years. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a... Photo: Garrett Heath / Flickr cc

Always fun to see what our amazing MPH students have done this year at the Capstone Symposium! @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social

Exactly--bad for cats, concerning for people: Spike in avian flu cases in cats triggers worry about human spillover www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

H5N1 isn’t done yet, folks…https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/quick-takes-fda-advisers-weigh-covid-vaccines-h5n1-us-cows-and-poultry

New executive order targets certain pathogen research; states sue HHS over restructuring The lawsuit contends that major restructuring has cut life-saving programs and put extra burden on states to pay for health crises. www.cidrap.umn.edu/b...

Listen to two of my colleagues discuss the likely impacts to American workers from the loss of NIOSH @drcrifasi.bsky.social

THE entire NIOSH engineering group has been fired among most ALL of NIOSH. It is devastating. www.cbsnews.com/news/worker-...

Pausing the National Climate Assessment will “put people, communities, businesses, in difficult situations, unable to take actions that are needed, which ultimately then will mean more people, more places, more businesses will be harmed," Prof. Kris Ebi told @kuow.org. www.kuow.org/stories/prem...

The climate is changing. The questions haven’t gone away. This week, hundreds of scientists were dismissed from the 6th National Climate Assessment. But will the work live on? 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Quick takes: Feds probe Listeria outbreak, Burkina Faso reports first Zika case, more H5N1 in US poultry FDA and USDA teams are still working to identify a food source for the Listeria outbreak. www.cidrap.umn.edu/z...

Dismantling science in no way supports either economic growth or national security.

American workers deserve better than to lose their safety watchdogs--my colleagues Kirsten Koehler, Ram Ramachandran and @anarule.bsky.social unpack what the loss of #NIOSH could mean thehill.com/opinion/cong...

File under 'uh oh' - H5N1 avian flu surges in Idaho's dairy cattle www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

US CDC cancels science group workshop on preventing human bird flu infections — another blow to worker protection www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Top virologists urge world leaders to act on rising avian flu threat -- Glad to see our call for enhanced response to H5N1 avian influenza amplified by CIDRAP, with a huge shout out to Maggie Bartlett and the GVN team! www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

Just hanging. Happy Caturday.

What to expect for the ag sector from the loss of NIOSH www.agri-pulse.com/articles/228...

USDA withdraws proposal to reduce Salmonella in poultry The Biden-era rule would have prevented the sale of raw chicken or turkey with certain levels or strains of Salmonella. www.cidrap.umn.edu/f...

I’m curious the genotype since we could have either B3.13 or a D1–H5N1 avian flu strikes more Idaho dairy farms www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

📝 | Our food systems need to produce enough safe food for all. 👉 Recognizing the systemic connections between the health of 👥 🐣🐟🐮 🌱🌾the environment and the economy will help us meet the needs of the future. #OneHealth

US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts www.reuters.com/business/hea...

#COVID led to professional burnout for many health workers, survey suggests Rates of COVID-related professional stress, however, declined throughout the pandemic. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...#COVID Photo: Mufid Majnun / Unsplash

A new #ScienceImmunology study in mice suggests that bacterial skin infections can imprint eosinophils with innate immune memory and enhance allergic inflammation in the lungs.

Public ignorance, apathy toward avian flu could threaten containment, researchers say I say we need deep, long-term partnerships and champions to help not just amplify top-down messaging, but to be conduits of information FROM communities.. www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

Not loving the lethal potential of D1 variants—Mexico's fatal H5N1 case involved D1.1 genotype, which has been tied to serious illness www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

Paring PPE to just N95s in pandemic kept hospital staff safe, slashed waste and costs, study finds Staff-to-community #COVID-19 rates were similar before and after de-escalation (median community rate, 2.6 before and 1.5 after). www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

So lovely to chat with @thekibosch.bsky.social about cats and H5N1 bird flu!

The CDC’s critical occupational safety institute has been virtually wiped out -- @jkbass.bsky.social Ram Ramachandran, Kirsten Koehler, Julie Sorensen and I share our perspectives on what this could mean for #H5N1 response and beyond www.statnews.com/2025/04/16/n... via @statnews.com