Pandemics
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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH
Director of the Pandemic Center, Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests: Pandemics and public health preparedness and response, health systems resilience -
Ashish Jha, M.D., MPH
Dean of the School of Public Health, Former White House COVID-19 Response CoordinatorResearch Interests: health systems, pandemic response, vaccination, global health, public health communications -
Beth Cameron Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the Brown Pandemic Center, Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and PracticeResearch Interests: health policy, pandemic preparedness, government pandemic response, biosecurity, bioterrorism -
Wilmot James, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the Brown Pandemic Center, Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and PracticeResearch Interests: global health, vaccine manufacturing, pandemic preparedness, biosecurity -
Alyssa Bilinski, Ph.D.
Peterson Family Assistant Professor of Health Policy, Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice and of BiostatisticsResearch Interests: COVID-19, Infectious disease epidemiology, data-driven infectious disease management -
Craig Spencer, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and PracticeResearch Interests: Emergency medicine physician, frontline preparedness, global health, real world impact, equitable access to treatment
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Experts are skeptical that USDA’s theory of viral spread is telling the whole story.
Los Angeles Times
USDA says it will start testing milk for H5N1 bird flu virus nationwide
Nearly a year after a wild bird infected with H5N1 avian flu presumably passed its viral baggage to a dairy cow in the Texas panhandle — which has subsequently led to the infection of more than 700 herds nationwide and sickened at least 35 dairy workers — the nation’s agriculture department announced Friday that it will sample the nation’s milk supply to test for the virus.
Los Angeles Times
Distribution of Raw Farm’s products suspended amid bird flu concerns
State agriculture officials on Thursday banned Fresno-based Raw Farm from distributing its raw dairy products to retailers amid ongoing concerns about possible bird flu infections among its cattle.
Los Angeles Times
Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Canadian health officials announced Tuesday that a teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu from an unknown source is in critical condition.
A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with suspected bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday. The teen has been receiving care at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver since Friday, the same day an initial test came back positive for H5 influenza.
In October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that high-risk adults get a second updated Covid vaccine to bolster their protection against the virus.