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Tulare County details rapid local response after its first confirmed human H5N1 case
Summary
Tulare County public health officials said advance planning, a county operation center, local lab processing and community PPE distribution were central to their response after the county’s first confirmed human H5N1 case.
Tulare County public health officials told the Senate joint hearing that local planning and rapid activation of emergency operations limited harm after the county detected its first human H5N1 infection.
"It wasn't a question of if it would happen, but when," Tulare County Public Health Director Karen Elliott said. The county began preparing in March 2024, Elliott said, and held a large tabletop exercise in August 2024 that included more than 85 participants from dairy, state agencies, local health care and county partners.
Elliott described a multi-pronged local response after notification of the first…
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