By Amy K. Liebman, Claire Hutkins Seda | September 13, 2024
"Even as researchers have begun to understand the routes of exposure in dairies and how mammary glands and unpasteurized milk play important roles, new guidance or emphasis on different types of protections have been absent. Almost eight months into the outbreak, beginning this October, the CDC plans to fund more widespread outreach to workers to educate them in a language and cultural context they understand. The focus will be on H5N1 and seasonal flu. This is a welcome turn in the public health response to avian flu, as the CDC initially depended on already-stretched community groups, often at their own expense."
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"But several obstacles remain in the path before public health agencies can adequately engage vulnerable farm workers to understand the spread of H5N1 and mitigate its harms."
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