Rajnarayanan Urges Vigilance With Bird Flu
Salon has featured NYITCOM-Arkansas Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Research and Publications Rajendram Rajnarayanan, Ph.D., in two articles discussing the rise of bird flu.
On , his insight was featured in an article about the new administration’s messaging and communications to the public.
In an article published on , Rajnarayanan states that patients undergoing testing for influenza A or B should also receive subtype testing to determine if their flu is caused by a bird flu, or H5N1, strain. He says that as flu A and bird flu continue to rise, mutations may occur that lead to more dangerous H5N1 strains.
A article features Rajnarayanan鈥檚 advice that the public must practice increased monitoring and preparedness for a potential bird flu outbreak. 鈥淲hile the current public health risk remains low, the potential severity of an H5N1 pandemic urges us to stay vigilant,鈥� he says.