WASHINGTON, April 22, 2015 - Since mid-December 2014, there have been several ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 incidents along the Pacific, Central and Mississippi Flyways. Cases in wild birds, captive wild birds, backyard poultry or commercial poultry have been reported in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford, CDC Medical Officer Dr. Alicia Fry and USDA Southeast Poultry Research Director David Swayne will provide an update on the recent outbreaks, current U.S. and State government response efforts, and research efforts underway for a vaccine.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. EDT
WHAT: USDA and CDC will provide an update on current HPAI H5N2 response.
WHO: Dr. John Clifford, USDA Chief Veterinary Officer
Dr. Alicia Fry, CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division, Epidemiology and Prevention Branch Medical Officer
Dr. David Swayne, USDA Southeast Poultry Research Lab Director
WHERE: Participant number: 800-779-2608
Trouble number - 202-720-8560
All callers using the above passcode will be placed in listen only mode. To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.
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