Iowa reports first human case of bird flu

 

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Headline:  Des Moines Register, 12/18/2024

The release said the person had been exposed to infected poultry while working with a commercial flock in northwest Iowa, and was recovering after being treated for mild symptoms. 

There so far have been 64 confirmed human cases in nine states in the outbreak that began in 2022, according to federal health officials. Only one, confirmed in Louisiana earlier this week, has been severe, and all of the cases have been attributed to either exposure to infected poultry or dairy cattle, with no known human-to-human transmission of the disease.

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