One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Lauren and JJ discuss avian influenza. This episode was recorded
January 27, 2025. Resources: * NOTE: Resources denoted by an
asterisk are CDC references that may have been altered between
recording of this episode on 1/27/2025 and publication of the
epiosode on 2/5/2025. As of 2/5/2025, all of these resources
contain the announcement "CDC’s website is being modified to comply
with President Trump’s Executive Orders," which was not present at
the time of episode research. (1) University of Nebraska Medical
Center. HPAI H5N1 (Avian Influenza). Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/health-emergencies/avian-flu-h5n1.html
(2) Nolen, R. S. & Larkin, M. Novel bird flu strain continues
to threaten animal, public health: Government response strengthened
as outbreak nears fourth year. Published 12/30/2024. Accessed
1/27/2025.
https://www.avma.org/news/novel-bird-flu-strain-continues-threaten-animal-public-health
(3) * Centers for Disease Control. Highly pathogenic avian
influenza A (H5N1) virus: Interim recommendations for prevention,
monitoring, and public health investigations. Published 12/26/2024.
Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/prevention/hpai-interim-recommendations.html
(4) * Current situation: Bird flu in dairy cows. Accessed 1/
27/2025.
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/mammals.html (5)
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. Highly pathogenic
avian influenza confimred in an Alabama commercial broiler farm and
a backyard flock. Published 12/16/2024. Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://agi.alabama.gov/animalindustries/2024/12/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-confirmed-in-an-alabama-commercial-broiler-farm-and-a-backyard-flock/#:~:text=%E2%80%93%20The%20Alabama%20Department%20of%20Agriculture,backyard%20flock%20in%20Pickens%20County
(6) Alabama Department of Public Health. Avian influenza: Bird flu.
Powerpoint presentation. Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/assets/avianflu_presentation.pdf
(7) * Centers for Disease Control. Prevention and antiviral
treatment of avian influenza A viruses in people. Published
7/19/2024. Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/prevention/index.html (8) * Centers
for Disease Control. H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation. Accessed
1/27/2025.
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html (9)
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. Avian influenza.
Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://agi.alabama.gov/animalindustries/animal-health/avian-influenza/
(10) * Centers for Disease Control. First H5 bird flu death
reported in United States. Published 1/6/2025. Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2025/m0106-h5-birdflu-death.html
(11) * Centers for Disease Control. Genetic sequences of highly
pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses identified in a person
in Louisiana. Published 12/16/2024. Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotlights/h5n1-response-12232024.html
(12) Louisiana Department of Health. LDH reports first U.S.
H5N1-related human death. Published 1/6/2025. Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://ldh.la.gov/news/H5N1-death (13) * Centers for Disease
Control. Prevention and antiviral treatment of avian influenza A
viruses in people. Published 7/19/2024. Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/prevention/index.html (14) Cornell Lab
of Ornithology, Cornell University. Avian influenza outbreak:
Should you take down your bird feeders? Accessed 1/27/2025.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/avian-influenza-outbreak-should-you-take-down-your-bird-feeders/