USA: California is a hotbed of bird flu in cows and poultry

The person with bird flu in the state of Louisiana has severe respiratory problems. According to authorities, it concerns an elderly person with underlying health problems. The infection most likely came from contact with poultry on a so-called 'backyard farm'. These animals turned out to be infected with the highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1, originating from wild birds. That was also the cause of the serious infection of a teenager in British Columbia, a few weeks ago. A total of 61 people have now been infected with highly pathogenic bird flu, of which 33 through contact with dairy cattle, 21 through contact with poultry on commercial farms and one person through contact with backyard poultry. The source of infection has not been identified for two people. Many infections The number of infections with bird flu among dairy cows is still increasing, especially in California. There are currently 650 dairy farms there with an infection. In total, the number of infections on ...