H5N1 bird flu: Nevada dairy worker infected with newly spilled-over strain
A dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu—genotype D1.1—that has newly spilled over to cows, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed. The worker experienced conjunctivitis (pink eye) as the only symptom and is recovering,
A new strain of bird flu, the D1.1 variant, has been detected in a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the first human case of ...
That bird flu strain, called D1.1 by scientists, was also linked to a fatal human case in Louisiana last year after exposure to sick birds. The D1.1 strain has emerged in recent months to dominate ...
The strain, known as D1.1, was detected in Nevada dairy cattle after being the predominant variant in North American birds last fall and winter. The USDA did not clarify the exact number of cows ...
The patient was experiencing "flu-like symptoms" and had "health conditions that can make people more vulnerable to illness," ...
Scientists are closely watching the new infections in Nevada because gene sequences from affected cattle have shown that they are a subtype of the H5N1 virus, D1.1, which has been associated with ...
Originally found mostly in wild birds and poultry, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1, was discovered in dairy cattle last ...
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