Bird Flu and Transplant Patients: Emerging Risks and Clinical Insights

In this Specialty Podcast, Dr. Alejandra Mendoza is joined by Dr. Cameron Wolfe, infectious diseases specialist at Duke University, to discuss the growing concern of avian influenza (H5N1) in transplant recipients. Together, they explore the latest epidemiologic developments, potential risks to immunocompromised patients, and key considerations for clinicians managing solid organ and stem cell transplant recipients in the face of this evolving threat.

Dr. Alejandra Mendoza is a transplant infectious diseases physician at the University of Utah. Dr. Cameron Wolfe is a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Duke University.

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Clinician Update on Human Cases of H5N1 and Influenza A Virus Surveillance (COCA Calls)