Newswise — Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are available to discuss the issue of avian influenza (H5N1) in dairy cows in the US. This includes the recent human H5N1 infection associated with an outbreak in cattle, which is only the second case of H5N1 infection in the U.S.; the first was in 2022.
Experts:
Meghan Davis, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She uses One Health approaches to address diseases at the human-animal interface and is a former dairy veterinarian.
Andrew Pekosz, PhD, is a professor and vice chair of the W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He investigates the replication and disease potential of respiratory viruses, including influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and other emerging viruses.
To set up an interview, please contact Kris Henry [email protected].
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