New York (AP) – Dairy worker in Nevada was affected by a new type of new type Bird Flu Federal health officials said Monday that this is different from the version that has been spreading to the American herd since last year.
The disease was considered light. The main symbol of this person was the redness and irritation of the eyes, which is similar to most cases of birds related to dairy cows. According to the centers for controlling and preventing diseases, the man was not admitted to the hospital and has recovered.
New tension More than a dozen people in front of the poultry were seen before, but this is the first time an infection was traced. State health officials said that a Nevada dairy worker was exposed in a farm in Churchill County, in the western central part of the state.
CDC officials said there was no evidence that the virus had spread from this person to another. The agency says the virus is less at risk for the general public.
Bird flu is currently spreading by animals and some people, scientists are known as Type A5N1 influenza. But there are different stresses.
Scientists said a version of B3.13, known as B3.13, was confirmed in March after the cattle were expanded at the end of 2023. It has affected 962 cattle flocks in 16 states, the majority of them in California.
The new version, known as D1.1, was confirmed on January 31 in Nevada cattle. It was found in the milk collected as part. Monitoring Program Started in December.
This discovery means that different forms of the virus spread at least twice from wild birds. Experts say it raises questions about widespread spread and difficulty controlling infections in controlling infections between animals and people working with them.
According to CDC data, at least 68 people in the United States have been reported in the last year of bird flu. Everyone, except a small hand, worked with cows or poultry.
Most of the B3.13 version caught. The CDC had earlier said that the D1.1 version was only seen in the affairs of Louisiana and Washington State. But on Monday, the agency revealed that the available data showed that D111 was indicated last year that they affected five states – Iowa, Louisiana, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin. Does They are all related to poultry.
The D1.1 version of the virus was associated with the first American death associated with Bird Flu and a serious illness in Canada. A person in Louisiana Passed away in January After contact with the wild and backyard birds after developing severe breath symptoms. In British Columbia, A teenage girl was admitted to the hospital for months in which a virus was traced to poultry.
Although the risk is low for the general public, the CDC says the bird flu is more at risk for people with close or long contacts from affected cows, birds or other animals. These people are encouraged to wear protective equipment and take other precautions.
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