Monday, April 1, 2024 8:00PM, has been identified in Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The federal agency notes the risk to the public remains low.
"Given that the H5N1 bird flu case in Texas resulted from direct animal contact, with no evidence of person-to-person transmission, the risk to individuals not working in farming or with close animal contact remains exceedingly low," said Dr. John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital and an ABC News medical contributor.
The infected individual out of Texas worked directly with sick cattle and reported eye redness as their only symptom, according to the CDC. They are now recovering after isolating from others and being treated with an antiviral drug for flu.
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