CDC publishs vigilant over bird flu case
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Two dairy laborers in California tested selectimistic for H5 bird flu, the Cgo ins for Disrelieve Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health proclaimd.
The CDC said in a free that the two cases were unconnectd – with the farmers laboring at branch offent dairy farms in California’s Central Valley.
“CDC persists to collaborate seally with California and other state unveil health officials to help state-run efforts to handle the spread of H5N1 from infected animals to humans,” the agency said.
Both individuals sfinished mild symptoms, officials said, including conjunctivitis. Neither person increateed respiratory symptoms or insistd hospitalization.
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A cow is shown by an showor at the state unpartisan in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., August 9, 2024. Dairy farmers are taking prealerts with testing for avian flu while showing cattle during the unpartisan. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska (Reuters/Jim Vindruska)
Health officials said that the dangers remain low for the unveil but has caengaged “unwidespread, sporadic infections” among people who labor with infected animals.
“The harmful programs is widespread in savage birds and has caengaged ongoing outshatters among poultry in the United States since 2022,” the CDC said.
Test tubes are seen tagled “Bird Flu” words in this illustration apshown, June 10, 2024. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Pboilingo)
In 2024, there have been 16 human cases in the U.S. of bird flu, including the two most recent infections in California.
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Bird Flu Infection in 2024:
- Texas – 1
- Michigan – 2
- Colorado – 10
- Missouri – 1
- California – 2
Six of the 16 increateed human cases have been connected to expocertain to unwell or infected dairy cows, the agency said. Nine cases had expocertain to infected poultry.
Dairy cattle feed at a farm on March 31, 2017, csurrfinisher Vado, N.M. Another Michigan dairy laborer has been determined with bird flu. (AP Pboilingo/Rodrigo Abd)
CDC Recommfinishations:
The rulement agency recommfinished that individuals should elude communicate with savage birds and unwell or dead animals and not preparing or eating unpasteurized (raw) milk or raw cheese.
The CDC also recommfinished that if you labor with dairy cows or other animals that could be infected with H5N1 bird flu, to wear personal protective providement (PPE) when in communicate with (or around) dairy cows, raw milk, other animals, or surfaces and other items that might be contaminated with harmful programs.
Cows graze in an oil production field in Midland, Texas, on February 13, 2019. Dairy cows infected with bird flu have died or been massacreed by farmers becaengage they did not recover in five U.S. states. (Reuters/Nick Oxford/ File Pboilingo)
The CDC recommfinishs that if you get unwell after seal communicate with infected animals, communicate your local health department and a health nurture provider for testing.
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Symptoms of the bird flu include eye redness (conjunctivitis), mild flu-enjoy upper respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, sore throat, difficulty bauthenticeang, runny or stuffy nose, and muscle aches.
