Several cases of bird flu have been confirmed in the parque Marcus Garvey located in Harlem, Upper Manhattan (NYC).
Health officials are increasingly concerned about the disease and warn New Yorkers to stay away from wildlife, in parks and green spaces. And obviously, you must wash your hands well if there is any contact with bird droppings.
Philip Meade, a postdoctoral fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine in NY, confirmed to CBS News that has been found bird flu in several geese, a peregrine falcon, a red-tailed hawk and a chicken in Harlem Park.
“You’re not going to walk past a sick goose and get bird flu. It won’t work that way,” Dr. Meade explained. “The precautions that everyone should take would be to simply limit contact with wildlife. “You shouldn’t run up to a goose and try to catch it.”
Until now only two humans have been infected with H5N1 or bird flu in the United States since 2022, including a case reported earlier this month in Texas. The other was a poultry worker in Colorado. Pets or domestic animals can also contract this disease.
The Texas patient had been in close contact with Milky cows who, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), were presumably infected with H5N1. As a result of that Cal-Maine Foods case, the largest egg producing company in the US, stopped production at one of its factories last week.
Health officials detailed that the two recent human cases were mild. The CDC says that There are no signs that bird flu is spreading among people at this time.
Anyone who sees sick or dead waterfowl or raptors in New York City is asked to call the Department of Environmental Conservation from the state at (718) 482-4922 or (518) 478-2203. To report sick or dead chickens or poultry you can call the state Department of Agriculture and Markets at (518) 457-3502. If you see a group of 10 or more dead birds together, call 311.
According to the CDC, The flu or avian influenza generates very sporadic cases in humanswhich can vary in severity, from asymptomatic or mild cases to diseases that resulted in death.
Infected birds carry avian influenza in saliva, mucus and feces. Infections in pets or humans can occur when the virus enters the eyes, nose, or mouth.
2024-04-11 18:01:00
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