H5N1 news, CDC wastewater surveillance for bird flu, FLiRT variants, and the latest COVID symptoms

05/15/24 • 11 min

Is bird flu spreading in US dairy cows? Is it safe to drink milk? Is COVID going around again? How dangerous is the new COVID variant? Is diarrhea a symptom of COVID? Our guest is AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew 🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/data-map-commercial.html 💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-flu-summary.htm 💧 Bird flu tracking via CDC wastewater surveillance dashboard: https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/wastewater-surveillance/Flu-A-data.html 🐄 Googling "high path avian influenza cattle"? Get the Avian influenza HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detections in Livestock): https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/livestock 🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/ 🦠 Wondering if there a new COVID vaccine coming out? Get the latest CDC COVID vaccine guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/interim-considerations-us.html

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