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a child in california He is presumed to have H5N1 bird flu, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).
As of December 23, 36 human cases of bird flu in the state, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
This represents more than half of the human cases in the country.
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The latest pediatric patient, who lives in San Francisco, experienced fever and conjunctivitis (pink eye) as a result of the infection.
The unidentified patient was not hospitalized and made a full recovery, according to the SFDPH.
A child in California is presumed to have H5N1 bird flu, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. (iStock)
The child tested positive for bird flu at the SFDPH Public Health Laboratory. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will conduct additional testing to confirm the result.
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It is not yet known how the child was doing. exposed to the virus and an investigation is underway.
“I want to assure everyone in our city that the risk to the general public is low and that there is no current evidence that the virus can be transmitted between people,” health director Dr. Grant Colfax said in the news release. .
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“We will continue to investigate this alleged case and I urge all San Franciscans to avoid direct contact with sick or dead birds, especially birds and wild birds. Additionally, avoid unpasteurized dairy products.”
Samuel Scarpino, director of AI and life sciences and professor of health sciences of Northeastern University in Boston, calls for “decisive action” to protect people who may come into contact with infected livestock and also to alert the public about the risks associated with infected wild birds and backyard flocks.
An infectious disease expert called for “decisive action” to alert the public about the risks associated with infected wild birds and backyard flocks. (iStock)
“While I agree that the risk to the general public remains low, we continue to see signs of increasing risk associated with this outbreak,” he told Fox News Digital.
Experts have warned that the possibility of mutations in the virus could allow person-to-person transmission.
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“Although the H5N1 virus is currently believed to only spread from animals to humans, multiple mutations have been observed that may enhance human-to-human transmission in seriously ill Americans,” said Dr. Jacob Glanville, CEO of Centivax, a San Francisco biotechnology company. company, he told Fox News Digital.
As of Jan. 10, there were a total of 707 infected cattle in California, according to reports from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. (iStock)
“This highlights the need for surveillance and preparedness in case additional mutations create a disease transmissible to humans. pandemic strain“.
As of January 10, there were a total of 707 infected cattle in California, according to reports from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
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In the last 30 days alone, the virus has been confirmed on 84 dairy farms in the state.
