A toddler with a possible hen flu an infection had consumed uncooked milk earlier than changing into ailing, Marin County well being officers reported Tuesday.
The county remains to be ready for check outcomes to substantiate whether or not the kid had avian flu or seasonal flu, mentioned Dr. Lisa Santora, the county’s public well being officer. However the avian flu has handed from birds to cows, and well being officers are warning the general public to keep away from unpasteurized milk.
“Bird flu infections in humans are uncommon but there are ongoing outbreaks in dairy cattle and poultry farms in the United States,” Santora mentioned. “The risk to the public remains low, as bird flu spread from person to person is rare.”
The kid who drank uncooked milk fell ailing whereas visiting Marin in the course of the Thanksgiving vacation, in accordance with the county. The kid suffered fever and vomiting.
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Preliminary state and native assessments for hen flu have been inconclusive, and the county is ready for outcomes from the federal Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.
“The child has recovered, and no other family members became sick, indicating no person-to person transmission,” the Marin public well being workplace mentioned in a press release Tuesday. “There have been 32 confirmed cases of bird flu reported in California this year. Most bird flu detections in the U.S. have been in poultry and dairy workers who were exposed to sick animals, but sporadic cases are expected.”
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