First-ever human case of rare bird flu strain confirmed in western US

The Washington State Department of Robustness DOH has authenticated that a resident of Grays Harbor County is the first person in the U S known to be infected with the H N strain of avian influenza The scenario also marks the country's first human bird flu determination since February The person described by executives as an older adult with underlying vitality conditions remains hospitalized after showing influenza-like indicators in early November BIRD FLU CASES ON THE RISE AS ILLNESS ESTABLISHED AT GEORGIA COMMERCIAL POULTRY FARMThe DOH stated that the individual had a mixed backyard flock of domestic poultry at home that had exposure to wild birds Additional testing shows the virus to be H N an avian influenza virus that has previously been informed in animals but never before in humans Domestic poultry and wild birds are considered the the majority likely sources of the virus exposure though the physical condition research is ongoing Inhabitants fitness experts have not determined any increased hazard to the general population to date according to the press release RABIES INFECTIONS ARE INCREASING IN WILD ANIMALS SHOULD YOU WORRY Transmission of avian influenza between humans is extremely rare and has never been documented in the United States the analysis states The Centers for Illness Control and Prevention and DOH now consider the exposure to the inhabitants from avian influenza to be low CLICK HERE FOR MORE SOUNDNESS STORIESThe DOH urges poultry owners wildlife handlers and others who have contact with animals to exercise caution Measures include avoiding contact with sick or dead birds using appropriate protective equipment and reporting sick wildlife or domestic animals to the Washington State Department of Agriculture WSDA The release also emphasizes that although the seasonal flu vaccine does not prevent bird flu infection it is essential because infection with both viruses could end in the emergence of an avian influenza virus that is more easily transmitted from person to person CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR WELLBEING NEWSLETTERPreviously this year the CDC declared the bird flu exigency officially over The agency s crisis response to H N bird flu which was activated in was deactivated on July the agency described Reuters citing declining animal infections and an absence of human cases since February The H N virus is a close cousin of H N While both viruses come from birds and share part of their genetic code H N has a different end piece of its structure that changes how it behaves experts say TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZWhile H N has caused human illness and even deaths for years H N has mostly been limited to birds until now per soundness representatives