The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed extremely pathogenic type of fowl flu in an individual in Oregon.
The contaminated individual is linked to a beforehand reported outbreak tied to a industrial poultry operation within the state, the place the virus has been confirmed in 150,000 birds, the state well being authority stated.
A complete of 52 folks from seven states have examined optimistic within the U.S. this 12 months because the virus has contaminated poultry flocks and unfold to greater than 500 dairy herds, the CDC stated.
All the circumstances have been farm employees who had recognized contact with contaminated animals, aside from one individual in Missouri.
Health officers didn’t present extra particulars in regards to the particular person contaminated in Oregon, however stated there isn’t a proof of person-to-person transmission and the chance to the general public is low.
Last month, the H5N1 fowl flu was confirmed in a pig on a yard farm in Oregon, the primary detection of the virus in swine within the nation.
The CDC has instructed that farm employees who’ve been uncovered to animals with fowl flu ought to be examined even when they don’t have signs.
Since 2022, the virus has worn out greater than 100 million poultry birds within the nation’s worst-ever fowl flu outbreak.