In Alabama, there were no human cases of bird flu in 2024.
) - It’s not unusual to see heightened concern for the spread of viruses during the winter months, including the bird flu, or H5N1 .“Most of the cases have been in California and Colorado and Washington state,” said Dr. Wes Stubblefield with the Alabama Department of Public Health . “The human cases have produced relatively mild illness, other than this one severe case that was in Louisiana.”
In Alabama, there were no human cases in 2024. However, a backyard flock in Pickens County and a commercial broiler farm in Cullman County “It’s not recommended to test this routinely, but if someone comes in and they have symptoms and they’ve been exposed to these very specific circumstances, it is something that should be recommended, and the test would not show up in a routine test like in a doctor’s office,” Stubblefield said.“Because meat moves across state lines, we really don’t know the infectiousness of undercooked products,” Stubblefield said.
If you suspect you have the virus, Stubblefield says there’s not many indicators that separate it from the common flu because most cases have been mild, however, pink eye is a common symptom. The virus is typically found in migratory birds that spend a lot of time near water, like ducks and geese.Alabama opens program that lets parents tap money for private school and homeschoolingSuspect dead after ‘intentionally’ driving through crowd in New Orleans, killing 10Flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
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