The UNMC College of Public Health has launched a new podcast, “For the Health of It: Guiding Conversations on Community Health,” with its first episode focusing on avian influenza.
Hosted by Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, dean of the college, and Tristen Menichetti, communications specialist, the podcast dives into important public health issues while turning complex topics into conversations that are easy to follow and worth learning from.
The debut episode features Matthew Nonnenmann, PhD, a professor in the UNMC College of Public Health Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, discussing the recent spread of H5N1 bird flu to cattle and its potential impact on human health.
“This is new, and when a new species is infected, you have other opportunities for transmission to humans or other animals,” Dr. Nonnenmann said in the episode. “Limiting transmission of influenza is always a good thing from a public health standpoint.”
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