Time: 2024-12-12
The Arizona Department of Health Services has confirm the state's first homo case of bird influenza. Two person who work with infect domestic_fowl at a plant in Pinal County test positive for the virus but report mild symptom and fully recover. There be no evidence of homo-to-homo transmission of the Avian influenza, and the hazard to the general populace remains low. bird influenza has been detect in both Pinal and Maricopa county in Arizona.
At the Wildlife World Zoo near Phoenix, Arizona, at least five animal, include a cheetah and a mountain lion, have die from bird influenza. A White tiger at the menagerie also test positive for the virus. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health confirm that a small number of animal at the menagerie were infect with H5N1 avian influenza, which was first see in wild bird in the United States in 2015.
The menagerie is working with health official to identify and contact staff and volunteer who may have been at a higher hazard due to stopping_point contact with the infect animal. Those with occupation-associate exposure to infect animal are also see to be at a higher hazard of infection. The infect menagerie animal that die include a cheetah, a mountain lion, a gallinule, an Indian goose, and a Kookaburra. However, the White tiger that test positive is react well to treatment.
In addition to the case at the menagerie, Arizona report its first homo case of H5N1 on Friday, add to the wide form of infection among domestic_fowl and dairy worker in the United States. Over 60 case of bird influenza have been report across eight state this year, with the majority in California. The virus has been spread rapidly, with nearly 500 infect U.S. herd in California out of More than 700 detected.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 57 people in the U.S. have been infect with the virus this year, with 31 case in California alone. Despite some mild illness in dairy and domestic_fowl worker who have stopping_point contact with infect animal, the beginning of illness in some case remains unknown. The California farm has expand its recall of raw milk sell in shop and halt production due to the presence of the bird influenza virus.
In decision, the bird influenza outbreak in Arizona has affect both world and animal, emphasizing the importance of monitoring and control the spread of the virus to prevent foster infection. stopping_point contact with infect domestic_fowl and wildlife airs a hazard of transmission, highlight the need for continue watchfulness and preventive measure to extenuate the impact of avian influenza on populace health.
Sources:
- AZFamily
- KSAZ
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.