{"id":6262,"date":"2024-07-12T15:18:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?p=6262"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:18:22","slug":"vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2024\/07\/12\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-66\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extreme heat is expected to impact Virginia in the coming week. The entire Commonwealth will experience at least \u2018moderate\u2019 heat risk. Most regions will experience \u2018major\u2019 or \u2018extreme\u2019 risk.<\/li>\n<li>A new study suggests that HPAI A(H5N1) could be transmitted by raw milk. The same study found that the virus may be better adapted to infecting humans than other avian influenza strains.<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19 viral activity continues to grow. Diagnosis rates in Virginia are now comparable to those from early March. The CDC notes that COVID-19 surges can happen any time of year.<\/li>\n<li>NIH begins trial of nasal COVID-19 vaccine.<\/li>\n<li>New mpox cases in South Africa and Connecticut, along with the ongoing outbreak in DR Congo, highlight the ongoing threat from the disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Situation-Update-2024-07-12.pdf\"><strong>VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Epi-Ops-Slides-MMWR-26-2024.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 Extreme heat is expected to impact Virginia in the coming week. The entire Commonwealth will experience at least \u2018moderate\u2019 heat risk. 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