1st H5N1 Bird Flu Infection In A US Child Confirmed By CDC

First H5N1 Bird Flu Infection In A US Child Confirmed By CDC
A child in California has been infected with H5N1 avian flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed. This is the first such case reported in a minor in the US and brings the total number of confirmed human cases in 2024 to 55.
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CDC confirms H5N1 bird flu infection in a child in California
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) (H5N1 bird flu) in a child in California.
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In 2009, H1N1 bird flu caused the first global flu pandemic in 40 years, with the first infections detected in California. More than 12,000 people died around the US, and nearly 61,000 people were infected. The “pig flu” was constantly in headlines as communities tried to track the number of sick and dead from the contagious virus.
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California case is the 1st confirmed bird flu infection in a US child
The child experienced mild symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Control and Prevention. Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.
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