No one is certain, at the moment, about how this child could have been contaminated with the avian flu virus. In Alameda County (California), reports the American media CNN, a minor tested positive for the avian flu virus.
Suffering from multiple symptoms such as flu and colds, he tested positive in a series of tests that also included diagnoses relating to other respiratory illnesses.
In humans, avian flu causes redness, runny eyes, coughing with sore throat, vomiting and severe muscle pain. Breathing difficulties and fever are also among the symptoms observed.
Exposure to wild birds in the sights of the authorities
According to Dr. Tomas Aragon, director of the California Department of Public Health, to CNN: “It’s natural for people to be concerned, and we want to emphasize to parents, caregivers and families that, based on the information and data we have, we do not believe the child was contagious – and that no human-to-human spread of bird flu has been documented in any country for over 15 years”.
Last month, a Canadian teenager also tested positive for bird flu. According to CNN, the young man is still hospitalized today in “critical condition”.
This year in the United States, 46 cases of human contamination with avian flu have been recorded. In the vast majority of cases, the people affected practiced a professional activity related to agriculture.
For the moment, recalls the Californian health department in a press release made public on November 19, 2024, it seems that the risk of transmission to the population nevertheless remains particularly low.
Original article published on BFMTV.com
