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A 3rd human case of bird flu detected, this one with respiratory symptoms
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/05/30/nx-s1-4985953/bird-flu-3rd-human-case-respiratory-symptomsA 3rd human case of bird flu detected, this one with respiratory symptoms
MAY 30, 2024 2:10 PM ET
HEARD ON MORNING EDITION
By Carmel Wroth
Updated 3:10 p.m. ET
Michigan’s health department announced Thursday a human case of bird flu in a dairy worker. It’s the third human case reported to date in the current U.S. avian flu outbreak among dairy cows.
Unlike the previous two cases which only involved eye infection, this patient has respiratory symptoms, according to a statement from Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive with the Michigan health department. The patient had direct exposure to an infected cow and wasn’t wearing any personal protective equipment.
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The CDC said that risk to the general public remains low. Like the other two recent cases, this infection came from direct exposure to an infected animal. “There is no indication of person-to-person spread of A(H5N1) viruses at this time,” according to the CDC.
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Nonetheless, scientists following the outbreak say this human case is troubling development.
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MAY 30, 2024 2:10 PM ET
HEARD ON MORNING EDITION
By Carmel Wroth
Updated 3:10 p.m. ET
Michigan’s health department announced Thursday a human case of bird flu in a dairy worker. It’s the third human case reported to date in the current U.S. avian flu outbreak among dairy cows.
Unlike the previous two cases which only involved eye infection, this patient has respiratory symptoms, according to a statement from Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive with the Michigan health department. The patient had direct exposure to an infected cow and wasn’t wearing any personal protective equipment.
[...]
The CDC said that risk to the general public remains low. Like the other two recent cases, this infection came from direct exposure to an infected animal. “There is no indication of person-to-person spread of A(H5N1) viruses at this time,” according to the CDC.
[...]
Nonetheless, scientists following the outbreak say this human case is troubling development.
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