Newswise — Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are available to discuss the Louisiana Department of Health’s report that a patient – the first person known to have contracted avian influenza (H5N1) in the U.S. – has died. It is the first human fatality in the U.S. linked to bird flu.
Experts:
Meghan Davis, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She uses One Health approaches to address diseases at the human-animal interface and is a former dairy veterinarian.
Andrew Pekosz, PhD, is a professor and vice chair of the W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He investigates the replication and disease potential of respiratory viruses, including influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and other emerging viruses.
To set up an interview, please contact Kris Henry [email protected].
