{"id":6284,"date":"2024-07-26T16:08:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T20:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/?p=6284"},"modified":"2024-07-26T16:08:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T20:08:28","slug":"vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/2024\/07\/26\/vdh-oep-weekly-situation-update-67\/","title":{"rendered":"VDH OEP Weekly Situation Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorado reports two more human cases of HPAI A(H5N1). The cases were found among workers of commercial egg laying facilities. This brings the total number of national human cases to eleven.<\/li>\n<li>CDC study finds no evidence of asymptomatic HPAI A(H5N1) carriers in humans.<\/li>\n<li>HPAI A(H5N1) testing efforts remain inconsistent across affected states.<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19 rates continue to grow nationally and locally. Rates in Virginia are now comparable to those in mid-February.<\/li>\n<li>A shortage of blood culture bottles causing facilities to conserve supplies may ease in September.<\/li>\n<li>A train derailment damaged a wall and four garages in Fredericksburg.<\/li>\n<li>Though cooler weather has moved into Virginia, heat records continue to fall globally. Northwest Virginia is experiencing extreme <a href=\"https:\/\/droughtmonitor.unl.edu\/CurrentMap\/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?VA\">drought<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/Situation-Update-2024-07-26.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-28-2024.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 Colorado reports two more human cases of HPAI A(H5N1). The cases were found among workers of commercial egg laying facilities. 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