Key Takeaways
- Indicators suggest the possibility of new COVID-19 growth nationally. This has not yet been seen in Virginia, where activity continues to decrease. The new KP.2 variant of COVID-19 may be contributing to this growth.
- HPAI A(H5N1) has been identified in seven additional dairy herds in the past week, in Texas, Michigan, and Idaho, each of which had previous detections. WastewaterSCAN shows high Influenza A markers in the South and Northeast, though the three sites in Virginia remain ‘low’.
- Mpox cases are continuing in Virginia at a rate of roughly one per week. An outbreak of the more virulent clade I mpox continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The CDC considers the threat posed to the United States to be ‘very low’.
- The Blue Ridge Rock Festival has been cancelled for 2024.
- Tick and mosquito season is beginning in Virginia.
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