By MIKE STOBBE and JONEL ALECCIA, Related Press
NEW YORK (AP) — An individual in Louisiana has the primary extreme sickness brought on by hen flu within the U.S., well being officers mentioned Wednesday.
The affected person had been in touch with sick and lifeless birds in yard flocks, the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention mentioned. Company officers didn’t instantly element the individual’s signs.
Earlier sicknesses within the U.S. had been delicate and the overwhelming majority had been amongst farmworkers uncovered to sick poultry or dairy cows.
This 12 months, greater than 60 hen flu infections have been reported, with over half of them in California. In two — an grownup in Missouri and a toddler in California — well being officers haven’t decided how they caught it.
The CDC confirmed the Louisiana an infection on Friday, however didn’t announce it till Wednesday. It’s additionally the primary U.S. human case linked to publicity to a yard flock, the company mentioned.
The Missouri affected person additionally was hospitalized, however for causes past simply the hen flu an infection. The Louisiana case is totally different as a result of the individual’s hospitalization is as a result of flu signs, CDC officers mentioned.
