Bird Flu in California Child Similar to Strain Seen in Livestock

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As an outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows continues, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday that the strain of bird flu detected in a California child is similar to the strain spreading through livestock, though the patient had no known exposure to infected animals.

While the findings were not definitive, tests "showed that the virus was very similar to viruses detected in both dairy cattle and poultry as well as to A[H5N1] viruses from previous human infections in dairy workers in California," the health update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated.

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