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(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed the country's first case of H5N1 bird flu infection in a child, who experienced mild symptoms and is recovering ...
Although human infections in the United States have been rare, according to the CDC, bird flu has infected 53 people since April. If confirmed by the CDC, it could mark the first H5 case in a ...
A child in San Francisco who had red eyes and a fever had a probable case of H5N1 bird flu, according to the city’s Department of Public Health. California child is presumed positive for bird ...
That’s 65% of the 616 herds confirmed with the virus in 15 states. Officials said they were investigating how the child was infected. California health officials previously said in a statement that they were looking into a “possible exposure to wild birds.” There is no evidence bird flu spread from the child to other people.
That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. The virus, also known as Type A H5N1, was detected for the first time in U.S. dairy cattle in March. Since then, bird flu has been confirmed in at least 866 herds in 16 states.
A second child in the US is suspected to have bird flu after experiencing fever and vomiting after drinking raw milk ... 32 confirmed cases of bird flu in California this year, MCPH said, amid an ...
Health officials in Marin County are investigating a possible H5N1 bird flu case in a child. Officials have been investigating since last week and are working with the California Department of ...
MORE: California suspends Raw Farm milk products after bird flu detected, health officials say As of Thursday, 58 human cases have been confirmed in seven states, according to CDC data. California ...