Rare Bird Flu Case Confirmed In Child, CDC Says
So far, there’s no evidence of person-to-person spread linked to this case or any of the other 55 reported in the US this year.To stay safe, the CDC advises avoiding contact with sick or dead birds, livestock,
Bird flu strikes 1st child in the US — CDC says infection source unknown
A child in California caught bird flu amid a recall of raw milk in the state, but investigations have found no evidence that the case was caused by raw milk.
More Bird Flu Found in More Raw Milk
Public health officials have discovered bird flu in a batch of raw milk being sold in California stores.
Is bird flu a risk to people yet?
The term "bird flu" refers to a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, classified as H5N1. Wild birds carry and transmit this flu, though most do not get sick from it. However, it has been detected in birds and mammals at farms such as poultry and dairy cows and has the potential to cause disease in people.
First case of avian influenza H5N1 bird flu in a child found in California as CDC traces case
The first child case of avian influenza (H5N1) was detected in California this week, according to the CDC, which is conducting an investigation into the case, including contact and exposure tracing
First bird flu case in a child in the US confirmed by CDC in California
The US The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the country's first H5N1 bird flu infection in a child.
Bird Flu Was Detected in Raw Milk Sold in California — Here's What You Need to Know
The CDPH added in its notice that either drinking or "accidentally inhaling raw milk containing bird flu virus may lead to illness," as can "touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands after touching raw milk with bird flu virus."
What Are the Symptoms of Bird Flu?
Recently, a teenager in Canada was hospitalized after being infected with bird flu—and when researchers analyzed the genetic sequence of the virus that sickened the teen, they reportedly found that it had undergone mutations that could allow it to spread more easily among humans.
How to avoid bird flu
The vast majority of human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have resulted from direct contact with animals, so a few simple precautions can keep most people's risk very low.
Wildlife park takes precautions against bird flu
A wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall with more than 1,300 exotic and rare birds is on alert after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed in a nearby village. Keepers at Paradise Park in Hayle have introduced strict biosecurity measures to reduce the possibility of the disease infecting the bird collection after the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was found on a poultry farm near Rosudgeon.
Bird flu spreading in Hawaii for the first time
"And the one we have right now is highly aggressive and especially extremely devastating to the poultry industry. It can kill almost all the birds in a flock very quickly when it gets into it."
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