Sporadic multi-state outbreaks of H5 bird flu are being reported across the U.S. in poultry and dairy cows. In light of four more confirmed HPAI
The European Food Safety Authority published a scientific report with updates on the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus during the period of March to
In preliminary 2023 data recently released by the CDC Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), Campylobacter, Cyclospora, STEC, Vibrio, and Yersinia infections were found to
While the current assessment for the U.S. human health risk from avian influenza A (H5N1) remains low, CDC has created a “Risk by Exposure Table”
Moderna is in Phase 3 of its clinical trial for mRNA-1083, a combined COVID and influenza vaccine. The President of Moderna, Stephen Hoge, announced that
As we experience less severe winters and increasing air temperatures, the risk and range of tick-borne illnesses grow. Historically, very cold, dry winters are poor
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen an increase of many communicable infectious diseases. One such disease is varicella, more commonly referred to as chickenpox,
Studies are showing that untreated, raw milk containing the H5N1 virus poses a high risk of infection in susceptible animals. With heat inactivation/pasteurization showing efficacy
Continuing federal studies are finding that food safety practices will kill avian influenza in foods, with USDA experiments showing H5N1 to be killed through the
When we saw indications last August that there could be a late summer wave of COVID-19 cases, those indications were primarily a matter of case count
