Last Updated: September 20, 2024
Key Takeaways
- CDC notes that two contacts of a Missouri HPAI A(H5N1) case were also symptomatic. Timing suggests a common exposure rather than person-to-person transmission of the virus.
- Mpox cases continue to rise in DR Congo and Burundi. No new cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported outside of Africa.
- Enterovirus D68 activity is on the rise nationally.
- COVID-19 activity continues to decrease in Virginia. Wastewater levels remain elevated in some parts of the Commonwealth.
- A longshoreman strike appears likely to begin on Oct 1. A strike could impact ports handling about half of U.S. cargo.
- Researchers identified 39 ‘high risk’ viruses in animals sold in China’s animal markets.
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