Washington – The first case bird flu Human H5 known in the United States appeared in a person in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) said Thursday (28/4/2022).
The person tested positive for the avian influenza A(H5) virus and was involved in culling birds suspected of being infected with H5N1 avian influenza, the CDC said in a statement.
“This case does not change the human risk assessment for the general population, which the CDC considers low,” the agency said.
The patient was said to have been tired for several days as the only symptom. He has since recovered, the CDC said, adding that the person is now isolated and given the influenza antiviral drug oseltamivir.
The H5N1 virus has been found in US commercial and domestic poultry in 29 states and in wild birds in 34 states, since the CDC began monitoring the disease among people exposed to the virus in late 2021.
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