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Guest: Dr. Hana El Sahly, Professor, Kyle and Josephine Morrow Chair, Molecular Virology and Microbiology Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit, Baylor College of Medicine

Discuss the latest updates and clinical implications of Bird Flu/H5N1 and the measles outbreak.

Bird flu/H5N1
- Overview
- Infection rates
- Risk of transmission to humans
- Prevention
- Surveillance

Measles
- Overview
- Outbreak status compared to prior years
- Infection rates
- Vaccine recommendations

Resources:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2414610

https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/vaccine-considerations/index.html