Outbreaks Center
Research, discussion, and analysis to inform emerging public health issues.
In this NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden are joined by Indiana Commissioner of Public Health Lindsay Weaver to discuss the current state of avian influenza in Indiana.
Treatments for mpox are needed. In this trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo, tecovirimat did not lead to faster resolution of mpox lesions than placebo in patients with clade I MPXV infection.
In this NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden are joined by state public health leaders Robbie Goldstein and Jennifer Shuford to discuss action against H5N1 in Massachusetts and Texas and across the nation.
In this audio interview for NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden speak with Yoshihiro Kawaoka.
Clinicians should suspect measles in persons with a febrile rash illness, especially if they lack documentation of vaccination, have recently traveled overseas, or are part of a community with low vaccine acceptance. Measles vaccination is highly effective; adverse events are rare and much less common than with natural infection.
This article was published on July 10, 2019.
This analysis by the Africa CDC describes a resurgence of mpox in Africa that has resulted in a significant increase in case numbers in 12 countries, with the greatest disease burden in the DRC.
From March through October 2024, a total of 46 human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infections were identified in the United States, with 20 linked to poultry exposure and 25 to dairy cow exposure.
Avian influenza A(H5N1) virus is spreading through dairy herds across the United States. In this report, wastewater surveillance shows the increase of H5N1 across 10 urban communities.
Recent reports show several critical features of the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) to human health, and how we might respond. A balance between enhanced vigilance and ’business as usual’ is needed.
Influenza A(H5N1) viruses are an emerging zoonotic threat and have spread widely throughout birds in North America. Recently, influenza A(H5N1) infection led to serious illness in a teenager in Canada.
A new strain of H5N1 influenza is spreading in dairy cows in the United States. Will it cause an epidemic in humans? And what does our public health system need to do in order to be ready if it does?
Influenza A(H5N1) virus has been identified in dairy herds and in the commercial milk supply. In this report, inactivation of the virus in milk by heating is studied.
Influenza A(H5N1) virus has been found in cow’s milk, and H5N1 genetic material has been identified in the commercial milk supply. In this report, investigators assess the effect of heat inactivation on viability of the virus.
A highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection was identified in a dairy farm worker in Texas. This pathogen has been reported in multiple dairy herds in several states.
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