Human Contracts Bird Flu After Cases in Cattle, Goats: Officials

Avian influenza has been detected in a person, Texas officials said on April 1. The person became ill after coming into contact with cows that are likely sick with the influenza, also known as the bird flu, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. It’s the second known case of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in the United States. The first was confirmed in Colorado in 2022. That man recovered after experiencing fatigue. Worldwide, hundreds of cases, as well as hundreds of deaths, have been recorded since 2003, according to the World Health Organization. Avian influenza viruses have rarely been transmitted from person to person and thus the risk to the general public “is believed to be low” the Texas Department of State Health Services said....