First US case of H5N1 avian flu in humans
WIRED — April 11, 2024, 07:00 PM UTC
Summary: A dairy farm worker in Texas contracted H5N1 avian influenza from cattle, marking the first known case of the virus jumping from mammals to humans in the US. H5N1 has a 52% fatality rate and has infected 882 people globally between 2003 and 2023. The virus subtype 2.3.4.4b has spread widely, killing millions of birds and infecting 48 mammal species across 26 countries. Virologists are concerned about potential mutations enabling human-to-human transmission.
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