The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today published an addendum to Technical Report: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses, which provides a summary of the case and the genomic analysis of the avian influenza virus from the first H5N1 infection reported in a human in Chile.
Recent tests completed on the Chilean man infected with bird flu indicate that this avian virus has partially adapted to spread between mammals, such as bears, cats, and dogs.
UPDATE: Human Infection with Bird Flu in Chile
Bird Flu Vaccines for Birds Launch Clinical Studies
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it launched avian influenza vaccination clinic trials with animals in April 2023 to help mitigate the latest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States.
The USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) published Fact Sheet Release No. 0084.23, which confirmed researchers are currently testing several vaccine candidates.
COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Increase Risk for New Retinal Vascular Occlusion
Rates within 21 days of vaccination extremely rare and similar to those with influenza and Tdap vaccines
Universal Masking in Health Care No Longer Seems Appropriate
Maintaining masking may offer marginal benefit in terms of reducing transmission, but impedes communication
Sleep Disturbance Common After COVID-19 Hospitalization
Associations seen for overall sleep quality, deterioration in sleep quality after admission, sleep regularity with higher dyspnea scores