How fast is bird flu spreading in US cows? ‘We have no idea’ | The Hill
“[Many farmworkers] are socioeconomically vulnerable. … In some circumstances, it kind of requires the buy-in of the employer to engage in surveillance of these workers. And that hasn’t happened in a substantial way to date,” CEID faculty Jessica Leibler told The Hill regarding why there has not been more widespread H5N1 testing. Read the full […]
Bird flu in US cows: where will it end? | Nature
CEID faculty Dr. Jessica Leibler recently told Nature she hopes public-health efforts will begin testing industrial farm workers and their families for H5N1 so that any transmission in humans will quickly be detected. “Every time it gets a new mammalian host species, like cows, there’s more risk of human transmission and reduced human immunity,” she […]
Cattle may become a permanent host for bird flu | earth.com
“When you see symptomatic patients, that’s the tip of the iceberg,” CEID faculty Dr. Jessica Liebler told Earth.com about H5N1. She worries it. could remain undetected in various species for an extended period, potentially mutating and setting the stage for a future avian flu pandemic. Read more here.
Big Ag, Not Wild Birds, Is What Really Spreads Avian Flu | The New Republic
Avian influenza often hits birds harder, so it’s possible that pigs & cows are spreading the virus with few or no symptoms. CEID faculty Jessica Leibler recognizes that surveillance efforts are expensive, “But at minimum, being able to have ongoing surveillance of the workers in these industrial facilities would be really important to try to […]