{"id":6162,"date":"2024-05-24T16:40:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T20:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?p=6162"},"modified":"2024-05-24T16:40:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T20:40:09","slug":"vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2024\/05\/24\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-59\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A second human case of influenza A(H5N1) associated with dairy cattle was reported in Michigan. As with the first case in Texas, only mild symptoms were reported.<\/li>\n<li>National COVID-19 rates are minimal, but epidemic models suggest that COVID-19 activity is beginning to increase. The same models suggest that COVID-19 in Virginia is \u2018likely growing\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Other seasonal respiratory viruses are stable. Human metapneumovirus is the only seasonal virus with elevated activity in the region.<\/li>\n<li>Mpox rates are stable nationally. The more virulent clade I mpox has not yet been detected outside of Africa.<\/li>\n<li>There is an ongoing outbreak of pertussis in the Lexington, KY area.<\/li>\n<li>NOAA has released its seasonal outlook for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. They expect 17-25 named storms, 8-13 hurricanes, and 4-7 major hurricanes.<\/li>\n<li>A study in Nature reports that 2023 had the hottest summer in the northern hemisphere in at least the last 2,000 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/Situation-Update-2024-05-24.pdf\"><strong>VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/Epi-Ops-Slides-MMWR-20-2024.pdf\"><b>VDH Surveillance Data Update.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This page updates weekly on Friday by 5:00 PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update is produced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/\">VDH Office of Emergency Preparedness<\/a>. This update covers ongoing or potential public health and emergency preparedness issues, including COVID-19. <span dir=\"ltr\">This product is intended to enhance situational awareness among the public health, healthcare, and emergency management communities<\/span>. Some items covered may pose little or no threat to the public at large.<span dir=\"ltr\"> These items are included for situational awareness only and do not represent an endorsement of the source or information therein.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways A second human case of influenza A(H5N1) associated with dairy cattle was reported in Michigan. As with the first case in Texas, only mild symptoms were reported. 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