Four new human cases of bird flu in US

Authorities in the United States Four new cases of bird flu in humans reported. As the CDC said Monday, everyone who gets sick should work on the same poultry farm.

Be with victims Conjunctivitis and fever-like symptoms occurred. A fifth case is also suspected, but still needs to be investigated to confirm. The risk to the US population is said to be “low”.

The number of bird flu cases in humans has risen to 8 due to the new outbreaks.

Many cows are infected

The Bird flu virus H5N1 Outbreaks have spread to mammals in recent months, including dairy cows in the United States. There are many US states A large number of cattle are infected.

Known cases of bird flu in humans in the United States have almost always been linked to dairy farms. The victims were in contact with cattle in which the H5N1 virus was detected.

In April, a dairy worker in Texas contracted bird flu.

Is another epidemic threatening?

Cases of bird flu in humans have raised fears of an impending pandemic.

Considering the spread of H5N1 in the United States, Christian Drosten, chief virologist at the Berlin Charitable Institute, described the bird flu virus. A possible trigger for this.

“There has never been anything like this before“Such large outbreaks in cows – all the experts are worried,” Drosten explained to Germany's Editorial Network.

Bird flu transmission among mammals may be “slight”. but can”It could also be the start of the next epidemicWe're following live here.”