H5N1: The Current State of the Avian Flu Outbreak

What is the current public health threat and what response is required to mitigate the H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus outbreak? During this virtual event our speakers brought expertise in veterinary health, virology, infectious disease, One Health and epidemiology to break down the answers to those questions. In a conversation led by Dr. Louise Ivers, experts dove into the evolution of prior H5N1 outbreaks and explore why animal to human transmission of viruses poses a real threat to public health.
Our featured speakers are Ellen Carlin, DVM, Founder of Parapet Science & Policy Consulting, Martin S. Hirsch, MD, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Tim Uyeki, MD, MPH, MPP, Chief Medical Officer, Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Speakers’ remarks are based on their own scholarship and experience. As such, they speak for themselves, not for Harvard.