In health authorities California’s Marin County said Tuesday The child developed fever and vomiting after drinking unpasteurized milk and warned others against consuming raw milk products.
“The child has recovered, and no other family members have become ill, indicating no person-to-person transmission,” Marin County Public Health said in a statement.
The statement added that the risk to the public is low, but the local health department is working with the California Department of Public Health and the CDC to investigate the matter.
The suspected case comes less than a month after another California child was confirmed. First American child infected with bird flu – Although the cause of this infection is unknown. The child, whose age was not released, had mild respiratory symptoms.
More than 50 human cases of bird flu have been confirmed in seven states this year, with 32 reported in California.
Although there are currently no confirmed cases of bird flu virus among people who drink raw milk, health officials have long Warning against the use of unpasteurized milk. Because it can include Disease-causing bacteria. Pasteurized milk, which is heat-treated to kill viruses, is safe to drink.
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a new federal order Testing of raw, unpasteurized milk samples is required nationwide. The order builds on previous actions taken to address outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI H5N1, in dairy cattle. First detected in March,
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