As bird flu rises in animals in the United States, hospitals are required to proactive examination of possible human influenza cases for patients.
The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last month told doctors and laboratories “now to accelerate the sub -type of influenza’s positive samples of hospital patients” for “help) viruses.”
After the directives of the Disease Control CenterOn Monday, the New York State Department issued a consultant to seek the request of people with suspected or confirmed influenza influenza about possible wild and productive animal exposure, animal products, or people with potential or confirmed bird influenza.
In cases of suspected bird flu, “appropriate infection control measures”, including isolation and the use of a face mask, must be taken. He said the health consultant.
The guidance comes as at least 67 people have been injured by H5 Bird Flu in the United States since 2024, he said CDC. One person died in Louisiana of the virus.
The H5N1 virus of wild birds is also spilled into American poultry and dairy cows.
“As of February 7, 2025, the general public risk is low, but we of course know that this is a virus that has the potential of a paw and bob”, the hospital, he told Global News.
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“It is another reason that causes us to need to control this, especially in agricultural environments, especially in the United States, to prevent indirect events of humans and reduce the risk of any outbreak.”
With fears growth, New York State was temporarily closed All live bird markets in New York City, Schester, Sofolk and Nasu, one -week boycott.
How is the bird flu in Canadians tested?
The A (H5N1) flu is a sub -type of influenza virus that affects birds and mammals, including humans in rare cases, According to the World Health Organization (World Health Organization).
The Center for Disease Control confirms that the risks to the audience from the H5 bird influenza viruses are still low and say it is “closely monitoring this dynamic situation.”
In Canada, The risk of bird flu is still low. In November 2024, the first humanitarian human condition was detected in Canada in H5 Bird in British Columbia.
A girl was transferred 13 years before BC, who became the first embarrassing patient for children with hospital bird flu for two months. I was discharged from the hospital last month.
In Canada, bird flu is evaluated in several ways.
If a person has symptoms consistent with the virus or the date it is close to the animals, a sample can be sent to test the bird flu.
In regional health laboratories, a certain percentage of influenza is also evaluated.and Bugosh said.
He said that if the typical seasonal influenza is not discovered, such as H3N2 or H1N1, the laboratory is looking at it more for bird influenza or other types of non -typical flu.
In addition, as part of a country -level surveillance program launched last year, the Canadian Food Examination Agency also tests the pathogenic bird flu (HPAI) in retail milk samples.
So far, CFIA has not seen any evidence of a disease in Canadian dairy cows.
In the United States, on the other hand, Nearly 960 dairy herds in 16 states affected by H5N1 bird fluAs of February 6.
In view of the “devastating effects” that were seen south of the border, Bogotic said Canada should continue in the examination program.
“It is not just a issue of human health or the issue of animal health, it is the issue of food security,” he said.
“That is why it is taken very important.”
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