California child possibly infected with bird flu drank raw milk, health officials say

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. -- Marin County wellness officials accidental a kid with a suspected vertebrate flu corruption drank earthy beverage earlier getting sick.

Officials accidental the kid experienced symptoms, including a fever and vomiting, aft drinking the perchance contaminated milk. The kid has recovered, and nary different household members person gotten sick.

An probe is ongoing arsenic it's inactive not wide whether radical tin go infected with vertebrate flu from drinking earthy milk.

This lawsuit is 1 of 2 quality infections being investigated successful the Bay Area, arsenic officials are inactive moving to recognize however different kid successful Alameda County fell ill. The Centers for Disease Control has ruled retired earthy beverage arsenic a root but has not yet identified however this kid was exposed.

California wellness officials precocious announced recalls from the Fresno County-based dairy RAW FARM aft its products tested affirmative for the virus. The USDA has besides ordered investigating crossed the nation's earthy beverage proviso to way the dispersed of the vertebrate flu.

There person been 32 confirmed cases of vertebrate flu reported successful California this year. Most cases person been reported from poultry and dairy workers who person been exposed to sick animals.

The CDC continues to pass against drinking earthy milk, which has not undergone the pasteurization process that kills perchance unsafe germs.