“ A person in Missouri is the United States’ first case of H5 avian influenza without a known exposure to a sick animal, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
“This is the 14th human case of H5 reported in the United States during 2024 and the first case of H5 without a known occupational exposure to sick or infected animals,” the CDC said in a statement. “
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/06/health/first-human-case-of-bird-flu-not-linked-to-animals
@Ruthat from the Guardian ;
“ In past cases, officials have sought to understand whether human cases are caused by the strain that has circulated in wild birds and mammals in the US since 2022 or whether it is more closely related to the variant in dairy cows.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/missouri-bird-flu-positive-hospitalized
@Ruthat I have no idea , I just saw it and I’m doing some more research on this .