First severe case of bird flu in the USA: alarm in Louisiana!

First severe case of bird flu in the USA: alarm in Louisiana!

Louisiana, USA - In the USA, an alarming case of bird flu was announced. In the state of Louisiana, a person was taken to the hospital with a serious course of the disease, as the health authority reported CDC. The patient had direct contact with sick and dead, and a gene analysis found that he was infected with the H5N1 virus. This virus has also been detected in Washington and Canada, but this variant differs from that, which was found in several breeding of dairy cows and birds.

emergency in California proclaimed

The Situation has worsened so that governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed the emergency in California. In California, especially in the south of the state, bird flu was increasingly documented in dairy cows - a total of 33 cases. Newsom emphasized that the measures were taken to ensure that the authorities have enough resources and flexibility in order to be able to react quickly to the outbreak. The CDC found that a total of 61 infections with the virus in humans have been found in the United States since April. While most cases were mild, the health authority found that there is no transfer of transmission from person to person.

This clearly shows the current case that the bird flu, which has been known since 1996, continues to be a serious threat. The number of infections in birds has increased exponentially since 2020, while more and more mammal species are affected. However, public health is still classified as not endangered by the health authorities, despite the dramatic developments such as the severe course of illness in Louisiana. These recent incidents provide concern and make it clear how seriously the topic of bird flu is treated in the USA, so and Der Spiegel .