A person living in the US state of Louisiana was hospitalized due to bird flu. While it was announced that the case was the first serious case of bird flu seen in humans in the USA, an emergency was declared in the state of California due to the risk of epidemic.
It was reported that a person living in the US state of Louisiana was hospitalized due to bird flu. In the statement made by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it was stated that the patient, who was over 65 years old and had chronic health problems, experienced breathing difficulties after contracting the virus.
While it was announced that the patient caught the virus from poultry in the backyard of his house, it was reported that the “D1.1” type of the virus, which had previously been transmitted to people in the USA and Canada, was detected. The latest case was recorded as the first serious case of bird flu in humans in the USA. The CDC found that bird flu had infected 61 people since April, most of them workers on animal farms. However, it was announced that the cases were mild.
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR: “STATEWIDE INTERVENTION IS NECESSARY”
The bird flu epidemic also alarmed the US state of California. California Governor Gavin Newsom, who announced that bird flu tests on 4 cattle farms in the south of California were positive on December 12, announced that an emergency was declared due to the health risk. Noting that the situation “requires a move from regional control to statewide monitoring and intervention,” Newsom said that the emergency declaration aims to make it easier for California to overcome the epidemic by providing flexibility in responding to cases.