By Norah Chinn
More than 100 farms spanning 12 states have confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) infections in their dairy herds, according to Vivien Dugan, PhD, the director of the CDC’s Influenza Division, who updated the agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) during its June meeting.
Since the outbreak was identified in March, only four human cases of the virus have been linked to exposure to infected cows, according to the CDC. All