H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads to 5 More States: What You Need to Know About the Latest US Cases
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping basket is already at capacity.
Add to cart failed.
Please try again later
Add to wishlist failed.
Please try again later
Remove from wishlist failed.
Please try again later
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads to 5 More States: What You Need to Know About the Latest US Cases
-
Narrated by:
-
Written by:
About this listen
In the United States, health officials reported two new human cases of H5N1 avian influenza in dairy workers from California's Central Valley on Wednesday, marking the 15th and 16th infections linked to infected cattle this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both individuals experienced mild respiratory symptoms and eye irritation but have recovered after antiviral treatment. The CDC emphasizes no human-to-human transmission has been detected, though genetic analysis from the California Department of Public Health shows the virus has adapted to mammals, raising monitoring concerns.
Over the past 24 hours, the US Department of Agriculture confirmed H5N1 in dairy herds across five additional states—Idaho, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, and New Mexico—prompting expanded pasteurization checks and farm biosecurity measures, per USDA statements. No poultry flock losses were noted domestically in this window.
Globally, the World Health Organization reported a severe human case in Cambodia's Kampot province yesterday, where a 19-year-old died from H5N1 after exposure to sick poultry, as detailed in WHO's latest epidemiological update. Vietnam's Ministry of Health announced two new backyard flock outbreaks in the south, culling over 1,000 birds. In Europe, the European Food Safety Authority flagged low-risk detections in wild birds in France and the UK but no mammal jumps.
Experts like those at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security note the US's pasteurization safeguards minimize milk supply risks, with no contaminated retail products found. Vaccination trials for livestock advance, per USDA trials reported Thursday.
Stay vigilant: Cook poultry thoroughly and report sick birds. For the latest, check CDC and WHO dashboards.
Thank you for tuning in. Come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production. For me, check out Quiet Please Dot A I.
(Word count: 298. Character count: 1782)
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
No reviews yet