The first known human case of bird flu H5 in the United States it appeared in a person from Colorado, United States (USA) reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The agency released in a statement that one person tested positive for the coronavirus. bird flu A (H5), which was involved in the slaughter of poultry suspected of being affected by H5N1 avian influenza.
This case does not change the assessment of human risk to the general public, which the CDC considers to be low.
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The agency disclosed that the patient reported that his only symptom was fatigue for a few days and that he has since recovered.
He also added that the person is isolated and receiving treatment with the flu antiviral drug oseltamivir.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) said the man is a state inmate under the age of 40 who worked on a commercial farm in Montrose County.
CDC has tracked the health of more than 2,500 people with exposures to birds infected with the H5N1 virus, and this is the only case found to date. Others involved in the slaughter operation in Colorado have tested negative for H5 virus infection, but are being retested as a precaution.
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People who are vulnerable to infection are those who have regular contact with infected birds, who should take precautions issued by the
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Preventive measures include avoiding contact with poultry that appear sick or dead and staying away from surfaces that appear to be contaminated with feces from wild or domestic birds.
The CDC also said it is possible that the detection of the first case of bird flu H5 was the result of surface contamination.
According to the Archyde.com news agency, H5N1 viruses have been found in US commercial and backyard poultry in 29 states and in wild birds in 34 states since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began monitoring the disease among people exposed to the viruses by the end of 2021.
Worldwide, this would be the second human case associated with this specific group of H5 viruses, which is the one that currently predominates. The first was registered in the United Kingdom in December 2021.
With information from Archyde.com y
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