Los Angeles, November 23 (IANS) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the infection of H5N1 bird flu in a child in California.
According to the report of Xinhua news agency, this is the first case of avian influenza H5 virus infection in a child in America.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the child reportedly appeared mild. The child was given a flu antiviral drug tailored to previously identified human cases in the US. Now the child is recovering from this disease. The child’s possible bird flu exposure is being investigated.
So far, none of the H5N1 bird flu cases reported in the U.S. have been identified as spreading from person-to-person, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
C.D.C. According to the , so far there have been 55 human cases of H5 bird flu in the US during 2024, 29 of which are in California.
According to the CDC, the risk of this flu is low in the general public.
However, people who feed on infected or potentially infected animals, such as birds, dairy cattle or other animals, or live in environments contaminated by infected birds and other animals, are at higher risk of infection.
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