Avian Flu
🖨️ H5N1 "Bird Flu" Virus Information for Virginia Dairy Farmers
This fact sheet designed for dairy farmers include essential information about H5N1, including how to protect yourself, what symptoms to look out for, what to do if you have symptoms, and what to do if your cattle are sick.
🎙️ Available in English + Spanish
📌 This can be found in Animal Health
💡 Print + share or send to businesses, organizations + community partners
Added 05.16.24
💻 Defend the Flock Resource Center
This resource from the USDA offers biosecurity checklists, materials, videos, social media, webinars, and partner materials to help you "defend the flock."
📌 This can be found in Animal Health
💡 Use these tool kits to inform your social media, newsletters, emails, + other communications.
Added 04.05.24
🖨️ Influenza: Not Just for the Birds
This resource from the USDA provides information on what to do to reduce the spread of HPAI and is part of the "Defend the Flock" toolkit.
🎙️ Available in English
📌 This can be found in Animal Health
💡 Print or share digitally in newsletters + emails.
Added 04.08.24
🖨️ How Infected Backyard Poultry Could Spread Bird Flu to People
This infographic from CDC provides useful information on how infected backyard poultry could spread bird flu to people. It also includes information about bird flu in wild birds, in people, and in other birds.
🎙️ Available in English, Spanish + Simplified Chinese
📌 This can be found in Animal Health
💡 Print or share digitally in newsletters + emails.
Added 04.08.24
🧰 CDC Avian Flu Social Media
CDC offers two graphics and post copy, formatted for Facebook, Instagram, and X, to spread the word about the recent H5 bird flu outbreak. Messages are targeted to people with occupational or recreational exposure to infected birds and people with backyard poultry.
🎙️ Available in English + Spanish
📌 This can be found in Animal Health
💡 Share on social media + newsletters
Added: 04.08.24
Mosquitos
🖨️ How to Protect Against Mosquito Bites
This resource from CDC illustrates how to protect your family from mosquito bites by using insect repellent, wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants, and taking steps to control mosquitoes indoors and outdoors.
🎙️ Available in English
📌 This can be found in Animal Health
💡 Print or share digitally in newsletters + emails.
Added 07.10.24
🖨️ Mosquito Bites Can Make You Sick
This resource from CDC shares the message that mosquitos spread germs and provides four tips for avoiding the bite.
🎙️ Available in English
📌 This can be found in Animal Health
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Added 07.10.24
🖨️ Protect Yourself from Mosquito Bites Outside
This resource from CDC is designed for those with low literacy levels. It provides tips to protect yourself from mosquito bites such as wearing long sleeves and pants and using insect repellant.
🎙️ Available in English
📌 This can be found in Animal Health
💡 Print or share digitally in newsletters + emails.
Added 07.11.24
Swine Flu
🧰 Swine Flu Social Media Toolkit
This toolkit from VDH offers social media graphics and post copy to encourage people to interact safely with animals to prevent swine flu.
🎙️ Available in English
📌 This can be found in Respiratory Health + Animal Health
💡 Share on social media, in newsletters, + emails
Added 09.18.23
🖨️ Flu Can Spread Between Pigs and People
This resource from CDC targets people who enter swine barns at agricultural fairs or people who raise pigs for show or farming. The graphic illustrates how flu can transfer from person to pig or pig to person.
🎙️ Available in English + Spanish
📌 This can be found in Animal Health
💡 Print or share digitally in newsletters + emails.
Added 04.19.24
Rabies
🧰 Rabies Toolkit
This toolkit from VDH provides social media graphics and post copy for helping the public to keep themselves and their pets safe from rabies.
🎙️ Available in English
📌 This can be found in Animal Health
💡 Share on social media, in newsletters, + emails
Added: 06.26.24