The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is bolstering research efforts to combat against potential human-to-human bird flu infections.
“The NIAID H5N1 research agenda builds on the Institute’s longstanding influenza research efforts,” a press statement from the agency said. “It addresses the current outbreak in U.S. dairy cows including potential human-to-human transmission of H5N1 influenza viruses.”with the detection of the virus in dairy cattle in Texas. Since, the disease has spread to cattle herds in nine states, and three dairy workers have been infected.
The agency’s press release said that the virus has not yet mutated to allow for human-to-human transmission, but officials within the Department ofand at the National Institutes of Health are “closely monitoring the outbreak as part of overarching pandemic preparedness efforts.” is targeted toward understanding the way the virus infects both cows and humans as well as mapping the virus’s genetic sequence.
“Improving the understanding of the basic biology of the H5N1 virus will be crucial to developing promising strategies to prevent, detect, and treat the virus in the event of human-to-human transmission of H5N1 virus,” the agency’s research agenda said.that their main concern is protecting dairy workers and others in the agricultural sector who work closely with livestock, including cows and poultry.
This includes increasing testing capacities for the virus as well as providing personal protective equipment. These efforts are being co-administered by the Department of Agriculture.for federal contracts for their mRNA bird flu vaccines to be included in the national stockpile. HHS officials last week declined to comment on to whom the vaccine would be given in the event of a widespread human outbreak.
“NIAID will leverage both its domestic and international research infrastructures to achieve the plan’s objectives,” the agency said in the press release.
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