"[A]s the lead implementing agency for US funding for global TB control—an amount that reached $406 million in 2024—USAID is the leading bilateral donor for global TB efforts, accounting for roughly one-third of international donor funding for the disease."
CIDRAP report highlights gaps, offers guidance for possible #CWD spillover into people, other species
This effort, the first of its kind, explores the potential for spillover and mitigation of related health and economic consequences.
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#CWD decimating southwestern Wisconsin deer herds, officials say
The exact degree of population declines, however, will depend on local hunter harvest and recruitment rates, the report authors say.
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With rumors swirling that agencies like #CDC & #FDA are about to face major layoffs, experts worry about how critical tasks — like conducting safety inspections at drug manufacturing plants — are going to proceed. @lizzylawrence.bsky.social reports. www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/f...
1. #CDC was allowed to publish FluView. Hooray.
10 more kids died this season from #flu; the new deaths occurred between the end of Dec & the beginning of Feb. To date CDC has been alerted to 57 pediatric deaths in 2024-25. Historically most kids who die from flu weren't vaxed.
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From October 2024 through January 2025, just over 39.3 million commercial table egg-laying poultry have been affected by HPAI outbreaks. That equates to >10% of the US flock of egg-laying chickens.
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"Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 7 states widely spaced across the nation continue to disrupt industry’s attempts to return to a more normal supply balance. Shell egg availability remains limited and inconsistent in many retail markets..."
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USDA's Egg Market Overview (Jan 31): "In the major Midwest production region, the wholesale price for Large, white, shell eggs delivered to warehouses increased $0.54 to $7.03 per dozen ... while prices paid to producers for Large cartoned shell eggs increased $0.41 to $7.25 per dozen."
