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8 Things You Should Know About HPAI A(H5N1)

APHL

By Donna Campisano, specialist, Communications, APHL The novel highly pathogenic avian influenza A( HPAI H5N1 ) virus, also known as “H5N1 bird flu,” is an alarming and challenging public health threat. Public health laboratories are equipped to test for and detect HPAI H5N1. Ten workers on poultry farms have also been sickened.

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5 story ideas on migrant health crises facing U.S.-Mexico border

Association of Health Care Journalists

However, a less visible but equally critical dimension also demands attention: the profound public health challenges impacting migrants and border communities. Instead, investigate how poverty, limited access to health care, and the very act of migrating contribute to the spread.

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COVID-19 in 2025: ‘A Constant Threat, but a Manageable One’

BU School of Public Health Blog

March 8, 2025 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the virus has largely receded from public conversation and daily routinesand when it does arise, its often referenced in the past tense. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.