Avian Flu Update 2023: What you need to know

Avian flu strain H5N1 continues to impact the international supply chain, but also poses some risk to human populations. In this presentation Dr. Paul Auwaerter, Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses how avian flu is transmitted, the exposure risks, diagnosing and treatment, as well as vaccine development.

Released April 12, 2023

About The Presenter

Paul Auwaerter, MD, MBA – Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University

Paul G. Auwaerter is the Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine serving as the Clinical Director for the Division of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases.

He serves as the Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins Point of Care-Information Technology (POC-IT) Center producing the Johns Hopkins ABX (Antibiotic), JH HIV, JH Osler, JH Psychiatry and JH Diabetes Guides. In 2018, Dr. Auwaerter served as President for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the largest professional society worldwide related to infectious diseases.