Last Updated: August 16, 2024
Key Takeaways
- The WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to the mpox outbreak in central Africa. The outbreak involves both a clade Ia strain, as well as a novel clade Ib strain.
- Sweden has reported the first case of clade Ib mpox outside of Africa.
- The CDC rates the future pandemic potential of HPAI A(H5N1) as a ‘moderate’ risk. It notes that the current threat level remains ‘low’.
- The FDA and USDA tested 167 commercial dairy products and found no evidence of viable HPAI A(H5N1) virus in any of them.
- COVID-19 activity continues to increase. Wastewater data suggest that viral activity is now ‘very high’ in Virginia.
- The CDC issued an alert regarding an increase in reported human parvovirus B19 cases, following a similar increase in parts of Europe.
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