May 6 (Reuters) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
* CDC: ASKED THAT JURISDICTIONS MAKE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO WORKERS ON DAIRY FARMS, POULTRY FARMS, AND IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES
* CDC: CDC’S ASSESSMENT OF THE IMMEDIATE RISK TO THE U.S. PUBLIC FROM AVIAN INFLUENZA REMAINS LOW
* CDC: RECOMMENDED THAT STATES PRIORITIZE DISTRIBUTION OF PPE TO FARMS WITH HERDS IN WHICH A COW WAS CONFIRMED TO BE INFECTED WITH AVIAN FLU
* CDC: HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF US STATES ACTING NOW TO PROTECT PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPOSURES, WHO MAY BE AT HIGHER RISK OF INFECTION
* CDC: JURISDICTIONS WERE ASKED TO USE EXISTING PPE STOCKPILES FOR EFFORT TO DISTRIBUTE PPE TO DAIRY FARMS
* CDC: ENGAGED WITH STATE & LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, FARMWORKER ORGANIZATIONS & PUBLIC HEALTH VETERINARIANS SINCE LEARNING OF OUTBREAK OF HPAI IN DAIRY CATTLE
