Lessons Learned During the 2024‒2025 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak Response in the United States: The Experience of State and Local Public Health Departments.
Sep 2026· American Journal of Public Health· pp.
e1-e7
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Medicine
TL;DR
Although this study focused on responses to A(H5N1) outbreaks, the findings are indicative of the nation's overall readiness for biological threats and prioritization of capacity building for infectious disease outbreaks is critical to prevent more widespread transmission.
OBJECTIVE
To systematically gather perspectives from public health units (PHUs) on the challenges, barriers, and lessons learned from the multi-jurisdictional measles outbreak in Ontario (October 2024-October 2025).
METHODS
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BACKGROUND
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M...
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