It was detected on a farm near the border with the Netherlands, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
Germany reported a bird flu outbreak Highly pathogenic H7N5 on a farm in the western part of the country, near the border with the NetherlandsThe news was reported a day after The United States confirmed the fourth case in a human person.
He outbreak that broke out in Germany killed 6,000 birds from a flock of 90,879. According to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)the infections occurred in the city of Bad Bentheim, Lower Saxony.
Avian flu outbreak in Germany: what is the H7N5 subtype?
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines avian influenza as “an infectious disease that primarily affects birds and is caused by a virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae”. He also explains that they are divided into subtypes that depend on their low or high pathogenicity.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists 5 subtypes of influenza A viruses -which infects birds and has evolved in different genetic lines- that can infect humans: H5, H6, H7, H9 and H10. In turn, these variants include other subtypes such as A(H5N1), A(H5N2), A(H5N3), etc.
In subtypes H5 and H7 of type A, variants are found highly pathogenic that cause serious diseases in birds, spread rapidly and have high mortality rates in different avian species.
US confirms fourth case of bird flu in humans
US health authorities have confirmed that a fourth person has been infected with bird flu. On this occasion, it is a person from the state of Coloradowhere there is an epidemic of the virus that is spreading among cattle.
According to reports, this is a farm worker who was exposed to infected cowsThey also said he only showed symptoms in his eyes, was given antiviral medication and has since recovered.
The disease was detected in One worker from Texas, two from Michigan and a fourth in ColoradoHowever, according to the CDC, the risk to the US population remains “low.”
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