A hospitalized affected person in Louisiana is the primary confirmed extreme case of chicken flu in the US, the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) mentioned Wednesday.
The case was confirmed Friday, December 13.
In accordance with company officers, the affected person had publicity to sick and lifeless birds in yard flocks.
That is the primary case of H5N1 chicken flu within the U.S. that has been linked to publicity to a yard flock, the CDC mentioned.
This virus is identical sort linked to latest human circumstances in Canada and Washington state however totally different from the sort detected in dairy cows, different poultry outbreaks and human circumstances, the CDC mentioned.
Since April, 2024, there have been a complete of 61 reported human circumstances of avian influenza reported in the US.
No one-to-person unfold of chicken flu has been detected, however to this point the opposite circumstances have been delicate with no hospitalizations.
The chicken flu virus has beforehand been related to extreme human sickness in different international locations, so the CDC mentioned it’s common to see a sporadic extreme case.
The instant danger to the general public’s well being from H5N1 chicken flu stays low, the CDC mentioned.
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