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County health staff brief committee on H5N1 detections, say human risk remains low
Summary
A county health briefing summarized recent detections of H5N1 avian influenza in U.S. livestock and poultry and described new testing and quarantine steps in New York; officials told the Health Services Committee the human risk is low.
Greene County health staff told the Health Services Committee on Feb. 5 that recent detections of H5N1 avian influenza in U.S. livestock and poultry have prompted expanded testing and quarantine measures in New York, but that the overall risk to people remains low.
The update, introduced as a briefing credited to Dan King and delivered by Roger (staff member), said the first detections in U.S. dairy cattle occurred in March 2024 and that…
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