US EditionCDC confirms first severe case of bird flu in US
- The CDC confirmed the first severe case of H5N1 infection in the U.S., with a patient hospitalized in Louisiana, marking a significant event.
- This case is linked to exposure to a backyard flock, according to Demetre Daskalakis, director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
- The virus from the infected patient belongs to the D1.1 genotype, found in wild birds and poultry in the U.S. and recent human cases in British Columbia and Washington State.
- Despite this case, health officials state that bird flu remains mainly an animal health issue, with a low risk to the general public.
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The first serious case of H5N1 infection in a patient in the United States, announced on Wednesday, raises the fear of a possible avian influenza pandemic.
A person in the state of Louisiana became the first severe case in the United States of avian influenza, the country's health authorities reported after hospitalizing this resident who, according to the latest information, is in critical condition.The case was detected last Friday and is a patient who was exposed to dead or sick poultry in a particular home, as confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who is conducting …
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