The authorities of Australia confirmed that they detected the first human case of bird flu. The patient is a child who arrived in the country in March from a flight India and began to present symptoms compatible with the disease.
Avian flu has spread through birds and more and more are being recorded cases in mammals on farms in the United States. Even days ago, Texas announced the case of a man who was infected with the H5N1 virus through a contaminated cow. Since 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 28 cases of bird flur in humans worldwide.
The case took place in Australian state of Victoriafrom where the health Department indicated that the bird flu case was a “serious infection”, but it is already recovered. In addition, they confirmed that no other infections have yet been recorded.
According to the official medical report Clare Looker, “There is no known contagion in Victoria and the probability of further human cases is very low, as bird flu does not spread easily between humans.”
USA: a man caught bird flu from a cow
Days ago, The United States also confirmed a human case of bird flu. The man was infected in Texas through a contaminated cow.
Although the contagion of the disease was because he works with these animals, they suspect that it could also have been because touch milk or any animal fluid and then put your hand to your eyes. At the moment, he is stable and no new infections have been recorded.
This case had already activated the alarms of the World Health Organization (WHO) about its possible transmission to humans through other mammals. This causes concern among scientists since over the years avian flu managed to transmit from birds to mammals.
According to information from the WHO, in history there have been reports 884 people with bird flu and 461 have diedwhich represents a high mortality rate in humans.
Source: Ambito
