Fresno County reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) –  The Fresno County Department of Public Health has confirmed its archetypal quality lawsuit of H5N1 vertebrate flu successful Fresno County Friday morning.

In coordination with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the region says a Fresno County nonmigratory had interaction with infected cattle astatine a dairy workplace successful the Central Valley. 

This lawsuit has reported mild symptoms, is being treated with antiviral medications, and is isolating astatine home. 

Officials with the region accidental the microorganism was archetypal detected successful California successful sick dairy cattle successful August, and nationalist wellness officials person been intimately monitoring workers for unwellness astatine dairy facilities

“Although determination is present 1 confirmed quality lawsuit of vertebrate flu successful Fresno County, the hazard to the wide nationalist remains debased astatine this time. It is indispensable for everyone connected dairy and poultry farms to instrumentality information precautions and travel each nationalist wellness recommendations to trim the hazard of further quality cases. Protecting the wellness of our farmworkers is simply a apical precedence for the FCDPH arsenic we proceed to code vertebrate flu infections successful our region.” stated Dr. Trinidad Solis, Deputy County Health Officer for the FCDPH.

Fresno County says radical exposed to infected animals should show for the pursuing symptoms for 10 days aft their past exposure: oculus redness (conjunctivitis), cough, sore throat, runny oregon stuffy nose, diarrhea, vomiting, musculus oregon assemblage aches, headaches, fatigue, occupation breathing, and fever. If they commencement to consciousness sick, they should instantly isolate, notify the FCDPH, and enactment with nationalist wellness and healthcare providers to get timely investigating and treatment. 

Exposed workers who make symptoms tin notify the FCDPH astatine (559) 600-3332.