A person in Louisiana is hospitalized in critical condition from a severe bird flu infection, marking the first known case of its kind in the U.S. California Governor Newsom declared a state of emergency as bird flu spreads through dairy cattle in the state.
Previous illnesses in the U.S. have been mild and the vast majority have been among farmworkers exposed to sick poultry or dairy cows. Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California's governor declared a state of emergency as the virus rampages through dairy cattle in that state.
A person over 65 with underlying medical problems is hospitalized in critical condition with severe respiratory symptoms caused by a bird flu infection, state health officials said. The person had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock. Bird flu cases in people quietly tick up, with dozens reported across 6 states. Bird flu infections in people have been reported in the U.S., but previous illnesses have been mild and most have been detected among farmworkers exposed to sick poultry or dairy cows. In two cases — an adult in Missouri and a child in California — health officials have not determined how they caught it. CDC officials said that bird flu is still mainly an animal health issue and that the risk to the general public remains low. There has been no documented spread of the virus from person to person, said the CDC's Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. The Louisiana illness comes weeks after Canadian officials reported that a teen in British Columbia was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu. In both instances, the illnesses were caused by a strain of the virus found in wild birds, not in cattle, officials said. On a call with reporters, CDC officials did not answer a question about whether the new U.S. case and the Canada case had any similarities or differences. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared the state of emergency as cases of the virus were detected in dairy cows on Southern California farms. Previously, the virus had been detected in the state's Central Valley
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