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What to Know
In this week’s Spotlight, we include the key findings from the recent Michigan-led study that tested the blood of farmworkers from two dairy farms that experienced an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus among cattle. The study looked for antibodies that would indicate infection with the virus. None of the blood samples collected from people who had been exposed to infected dairy cows showed avian influenza A(H5N1) neutralizing antibodies. This is an important finding because it suggests that asymptomatic infections in people are not occurring and provides support to the current testing approach – i.e., collecting samples from symptomatic people who have been exposed to sick animals.
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