It was reported that a farmworker from Texas was infected on April 1, becoming the second case of infection with the H5N1 strain.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert Friday to notify clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza that came into contact with a cow suspected of being infected with the virus.
The farmworker from Texas was reported to have been infected on April 1, marking the second case of the H5N1 avian influenza virus (commonly known as bird flu) discovered in the United States.
This follows a case in Colorado in 2022, when the virus was first spreading to new mammals, including dairy cows.
To prevent viral infection, the CDC recommends the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), testing, antiviral treatment, patient investigation, and monitoring of people exposed to sick or dead, wild and domestic animals and livestock that may be infected with the virus . Virus.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the infection would not change the U.S. public’s risk assessment of H5N1 avian influenza, which it considers to be low. The patient’s only symptom was eye inflammation, according to the Texas Department of Health.
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