“St. Luke’s (University Health Network) Takes Steps to Identify Bird Flu Cases and Prepare for Future Developments”
By St. Luke’s University Health Network
“In response to avian influenza (a.k.a. “avian flu” or “bird flu”), St. Luke’s is preparing its lab for surveillance and opened an email “helpline” to answer basic questions from the public.”…
“During the height of the Covid crisis, St. Luke’s emerged as the leading source of information and guidance locally as well as a most trusted resource statewide and nationally. “We are proud of our leadership role and continue to take our responsibility to our community very seriously,” Jahre said. “We learned during Covid that we cannot wait for government agencies to ride in and save the day.””
St. Luke’s is working closely with the Network’s lab and clinical providers to ensure prompt diagnosis and treatment should there be local cases of human infection of avian influenza.
In addition, the Network’s Occupational Medicine department has proactively shared information with and offered assistance to the region’s extensive poultry industry.”
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https://www.tapinto.net/towns/north-hunterdon/articles/st-luke-s-takes-steps-to-identify-bird-flu-cases-and-prepare-for-future-developments
“New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says”
By MIKE STOBBE and Jonel Aleccia
“A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday.”
“The newer strain had been seen before in more than a dozen people exposed to poultry, but this is the first time an infection was traced to a cow.”
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https://apnews.com/article/bird-flu-nevada-strain-06ca2696a3477b7534cc4d6b3a5edfa8
“US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and luck. Can we do it again?”
by Alexandra M. Lord
“As a historian of medicine, I have always been fascinated by the key moments that halt an epidemic. Studying these moments provides some insight into how and why one outbreak may become a deadly pandemic, while another does not.”
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/09/health/bird-flu-pandemic-conversation-partner/index.html?cid=ios_app