The US CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has announced that they have confirmed the transmission of avian influenza to humans. This is the second case of H5N1 avian influenza infection confirmed in the United States, following the outbreak in October.
The CDC announced on the 1st that a patient in South Texas has been infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus.
The patient is isolated and receiving treatment, and although he has symptoms of bloodshot eyes, he is currently on the road to recovery.
In the United States, avian influenza virus was detected in dairy cows in Texas and other states in March, and this patient had come into contact with cows that were thought to have been infected with avian influenza.
This is the second case of H5N1 avian influenza infection confirmed in the United States, following the outbreak in October.
The CDC says the health risk to the general public remains low.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), since 2003, 887 cases of H5N1 avian influenza have been confirmed in humans, mainly in Asia and Africa, as of late February, of which 462 people have died. I am.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Japan.