Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms the third US Bird flu The Wyoming Department of Health said the woman was admitted on Friday after being admitted to a nearby Colorado medical facility.
The patient had “flu-like symptoms” and “were in a health condition that could make people vulnerable to illness,” the Wyoming Department of Health said. She may have been exposed to the H5N1 virus by direct contact with a herd of infected poultry in her home.
“Our staff will continue to work with state and national experts to follow up with other people who have been in contact with the herd and patients, and to carefully monitor the situation for Wyoming,” the statement.
It is unclear how many people in Colorado were exposed to avian flu cases while traveling the state. A spokesman for the Colorado Health Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The patient was a resident of Wyoming’s Pratt County, the state’s health department said. The Wyoming Livestock Commission recently confirmed three backyard herds that had been infected with the virus, including Platt County.
These herds were infected with B3.13, state veterinarian Harry Hassel told CBS News. It is unclear whether human avian influenza patients in Colorado also contracted B3.13.
A CDC spokesman who studies and sequences avian flu cases typically did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
Health experts thought that the B3.13 strain was less severe to infected people. it is, Death of bird flu Last month, a Canadian child was hospitalized in Louisiana.
The first US avian flu hospitalization was reported in Missouri last year, causing him to get sick on B3.13, but health officials at the time said they were likely to be hospitalized for other reasons and tested positive for the virus. He said he accidentally tested it.
Hospitalization comes a few days after avian flu cases have been confirmed to people as well Nevada And Ohio.
The Nevada patient was not hospitalized and had only mild symptoms, local health officials said. The Ohio Health Department has not commented on the status of avian flu cases despite repeated requests.
The Health and Agriculture division also announced another raw pet food recall linked to the spread of the virus to cats in Oregon on Friday and a second ripple of the D1.1 virus from birds to Arizona cows I did.
Prior to Friday’s incident, there were 68 human cases of avian flu confirmed by the CDC. Most are linked to direct exposure to diseased animals, but investigators have not been able to identify the source of the three cases so far.
The rise in avian flu cases occurs amid a continuous surge in seasonal flu, which has been hit nationally high in emergency rooms and hospitals, above the peaks seen in 2009. Swine flu pandemic.
Data from the laboratory suggest that it is not a human-to-human spread of avian flu strain, but a normal seasonal variant of the virus driving surges.
The CDC said Friday that seasonal strains of the virus have driven flu levels to some of their highest peaks over the years, marking the first “high severity” season declared by agents since 2017.
