U.S. reports its first human case of H5 bird flu
(Reuters) – The primary recognized human case of H5 hen flu in the US has appeared in an individual in Colorado, the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) mentioned on Thursday.
The particular person examined constructive for avian influenza A(H5) virus and was concerned within the culling of poultry presumed to have had H5N1 hen flu, the CDC mentioned in an announcement.
“This case doesn’t change the human danger evaluation for most people, which CDC considers to be low,” the company added.
The affected person reported fatigue for a couple of days as the one symptom and has since recovered, the CDC mentioned, including that the particular person was being remoted and handled with the influenza antiviral drug oseltamivir.
H5N1 viruses have been present in U.S. business and yard birds in 29 states and in wild birds in 34 states because the CDC began monitoring for sickness amongst individuals uncovered to the viruses in late 2021.
“CDC has tracked the well being of greater than 2,500 individuals with exposures to H5N1 virus-infected birds and that is the one case that has been discovered to this point. Different individuals concerned within the culling operation in Colorado have examined destructive for H5 virus an infection, however they’re being retested out of an abundance of warning,” the CDC mentioned.
Globally, that is the second human case related to this particular group of H5 viruses, that are at the moment predominant, the CDC mentioned. The primary was reported in Britain in December 2021.
(Reporting by Shivam Patel in Bengaluru; Modifying by Bradley Perrett)
