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MDH: H5N1 remains low general risk but occupational threat to agricultural workers
Summary
The state public‑health veterinarian told the committee H5N1 is primarily an animal disease but has infected multiple mammalian species; Minnesota has monitored thousands of exposed people, supplied targeted clinics and is planning for vaccine distribution if needed.
Stacy Holzbauer, state public‑health veterinarian at the Minnesota Department of Health, briefed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on the status and planning for H5N1 avian influenza on Jan. 21.
Holzbauer said H5N1 is primarily an animal disease but has expanded its host range, infecting multiple mammalian species worldwide. She reported 182 affected poultry flocks in Minnesota—142 commercial operations and 40 backyard flocks—and detections in 10 livestock herds (one goat herd and nine dairy herds) and five cats in state investigations. Nationally she cited more than 1,400 confirmed poultry farms and 928 dairy herds…
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