There is no way to gloss over the concerns this recent event brings to the forefront. And there are some simple ways to reassure the public. Having spent 25 years in this space, the most critical thing we need to do today is be transparent and timely with all data and information. Missing and delayed data from the @USDA are deafening, leaving a critical void for speculation, and ripening the case for distrust in the entire government. Very proud of speed at which the scientists in Minnesota & Texas, other states have shared data from birds, goats, cows & human w/ @GISAID, enabling the world to closely evaluate this situation. @CDCFlu is also on top of tracking of the human case (rapidly sharing some data). It is time for @USDA to share & encourage rapid sharing of all data, including virus sequences, from all animals on these impacted farms (other nearby poultry & swine critical). Also, critical to share aggregated data from workers (farm, transport, milk consolidation sites), review biosecurity inspections from each impacted farm / dairy facility, track all visitors, & show data on the effectiveness of the processes to detect & shuttle away contaminated milk and inactivate H5N1 virus with standard pasteurization. Simple tests, surely being done daily now...just show some data. Transparency, Timeliness, Trust are all important. Let's do this the right way this time.