Last Updated: July 12, 2024
Key Takeaways
- Extreme heat is expected to impact Virginia in the coming week. The entire Commonwealth will experience at least ‘moderate’ heat risk. Most regions will experience ‘major’ or ‘extreme’ risk.
- A new study suggests that HPAI A(H5N1) could be transmitted by raw milk. The same study found that the virus may be better adapted to infecting humans than other avian influenza strains.
- COVID-19 viral activity continues to grow. Diagnosis rates in Virginia are now comparable to those from early March. The CDC notes that COVID-19 surges can happen any time of year.
- NIH begins trial of nasal COVID-19 vaccine.
- New mpox cases in South Africa and Connecticut, along with the ongoing outbreak in DR Congo, highlight the ongoing threat from the disease.
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