Avian Flu Update

In Part 2 of Plagues and Icons: The Stories That Shaped ID, IDSA President-Elect Max Brito, MD, MPH, FIDSA, continues his conversation with Calvin Kunin, MD, FIDSA, 97, about his pioneering UTI research and remarkable career in infectious diseases. 

In this episode of Plagues and Icons: The Stories that Shaped ID, a new series from Let’s Talk ID, IDSA Vice President Max Brito, MD, MPH, FIDSA, speaks with Calvin Kunin, MD, FIDSA, 97, about his pioneering research on urinary tract infections and the experiences that shaped his ...  Show more

In this NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden are joined by veterinarian and virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka to discuss avian influenza and its current impact on chickens, cows, cats, and humans. Eric Rubin is the Editor-in-Chief of the Jo ...  Show more

The U.S. is grappling with a recently discovered outbreak of avian influenza in dairy cows, driven by the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. It's the first instance that the bird flu virus has been detected in US cattle. How concerned should we be about drinking milk or even eating ch ...  Show more

Infectious disease experts Adam Lauring, MD, PhD, and Carlos del Rio, MD, join JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ, for a discussion of the newly emerged Omicron variant, the potential for a 2021-2022 "twindemic" with flu, and the latest COVID-19 clinical updates. Rec ...