Policy or Panic? Unpacking Hong Kong’s Strategic Poultry Ban in the Face of H5N1

H5N1 / By Shane Johnson MPH and Director of Global Threat Intelligence

Hong Kong has banned poultry imports from several countries H5N1 avian influenza-related trade restrictions evoke memories of supply chain meltdowns during early COVID-19, but Hong Kong’s ban on poultry imports […]

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Does Milk Hold the Answer to H5N1 Surveillance?

H5N1 / By Sumiko Mekaru, DVM, PhD and VP Research & Innovation

The emergence of avian influenza H5N1 2.3.4.4b in dairy cattle is potentially a waypoint on the viral evolutionary journey to a business-disrupting mutation (see earlier blog). Dairy farmers’ reluctance to

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To Prepare Against the Worst, CSOs Need High-Impact H5N1 Scenarios

H5N1, Global Threat / By Sumiko Mekaru, DVM, PhD and VP Research & Innovation

What is the Milk Warning Us About? H5N1 in dairy cattle is a wake-up call to CSOs. COVID may feel over, but new disruptive biosecurity threats are constantly emerging. Last

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H5N1 and the risks to enterprise businesses globally

H5N1, Global Threat / By Michelle L. Nolan, PhD and Director of Applied Science and Innovation

Influenza viruses, including H5N1, are notorious for their constant evolution. Although the H5N1 2.3.4.4b strain currently poses little risk of person-to-person transmission, that could rapidly change. It would only take

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If the grocery store milk is safe, why are experts worried about H5N1?

Pandemic, H5N1 / By Sumiko Mekaru, DVM, PhD and VP Research & Innovation

Before COVID-19, when pandemic experts imagined the next great threat, we always started with a novel influenza virus. Other diseases have also caused pandemics, but influenza is a constantly evolving

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Keeping Your Employees Productive-How PHC Global Reduces Workplace Absenteeism

Workplace Absenteeism / By Dave Fisk, MD and Chief Medical Officer

Absenteeism is a direct drain on workplace productivity. This was never more consequential than during the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimates note absenteeism measures surged globally with the successive waves of the

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What your workforce can do to keep themselves healthy this winter respiratory infection season, and how HR and CSO leaders can help

Infectious Disease / By Dave Fisk, MD and Chief Medical Officer

Right now, COVID-19 wastewater levels suggest we’re in the midst of the second largest wave of COVID-19 since the pandemic began (behind Omicron). It seems like everyone has a story

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OUTBREAK: The Infections with the Greatest Potential to Damage US Business Operations

Infectious Disease, Pandemic / By Dave Fisk, MD and Chief Medical Officer

Repeatedly and predictably, new infectious disease outbreaks arise that severely harm business operations. Outbreaks can harm business operations when travel restrictions/advisories arise, when economies falter, when supply chains dry up,

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How Do You Find Truth In Noisy Data Or Proxy Signals?

Biosecurity Threats / By PHC Global Staff

We live in the information age. When it comes to protecting your business from biorisks, that fact can be both a blessing and a curse. When you’re constantly surrounded by

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