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According to the California Department of Public Health, a child is home and recovering in Alameda County, California after a possible case of bird flu. The child had mild upper respiratory symptoms and received treatment. The health department said the child initially had a low level of the virus, then tested negative four days later for colds and other respiratory viruses that can contribute to flu symptoms.
It is not clear how the child was caught, but health officials are investigating possible exposure to wild birds, the Ministry of Health announced. News release.
The health department said the risk to the public is low.
“It's natural for people to be concerned, and we want to reinforce to parents, carers and families that based on the information and data we have, we don't think the baby is contagious – and there is no human-to-human bird transmission. “Influenza has been recorded in more than 15 years in any state,” said Dr. Thomas Aragon, director of the California Department of Public Health and state public health officer.
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Symptoms of bird flu in humans can include red or watery eyes, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle or body aches, headache, fatigue, difficulty breathing and fever, according to the health department.
There have been at least 46 confirmed cases of human H5 influenza associated with the ongoing outbreak in the US. Most of the cases were among farm workers.
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