Commonground
Senior Moderator
Mar. 10, 2025
On Tuesday, February 25, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices hosted a State and Territorial Leader Advisor Call, where attendees learned more about current H5N1 trends from the Johns Hopkins Center for Outbreak Response and Innovation (CORI). State representatives from Colorado, Louisiana and Pennsylvania presented on surveillance, public health actions, and overall emergency preparedness and response to H5N1 Avian Flu.
Center For Outbreak Response And Innovation (CORI)
CORI began the call by sharing information around the economic, human and animal threat of H5N1. Currently, there are outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Although February 2025 data has shown decreasing detection rates, the disease is predicted to persist and has become widespread in cattle and detected in wastewater.
The risk to farm workers is high, while the risk of transmission to people remains medium to low. CORI recommendations include increasing avian flu testing, increased distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE), timely and accurate surveillance, and open communication and transparency.
Continued: https://www.nga.org/news/commentary/h5n1-avian-flu-emergency-preparedness-and-response/
On Tuesday, February 25, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices hosted a State and Territorial Leader Advisor Call, where attendees learned more about current H5N1 trends from the Johns Hopkins Center for Outbreak Response and Innovation (CORI). State representatives from Colorado, Louisiana and Pennsylvania presented on surveillance, public health actions, and overall emergency preparedness and response to H5N1 Avian Flu.
Center For Outbreak Response And Innovation (CORI)
CORI began the call by sharing information around the economic, human and animal threat of H5N1. Currently, there are outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Although February 2025 data has shown decreasing detection rates, the disease is predicted to persist and has become widespread in cattle and detected in wastewater.
The risk to farm workers is high, while the risk of transmission to people remains medium to low. CORI recommendations include increasing avian flu testing, increased distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE), timely and accurate surveillance, and open communication and transparency.
Continued: https://www.nga.org/news/commentary/h5n1-avian-flu-emergency-preparedness-and-response/