The California Department of Public Health said Tuesday it is monitoring a possible case of bird flu in a child.
The California Department of Public Health said Tuesday it is monitoring a possible case of bird flu in a child.The child reportedly had mild upper respiratory systems and is recovering at home in Alameda County. Officials said the child did not have any known contact with an infected animal, which is how most of the rare human cases have populated. The department says no person-to-person spread of the virus has been detected in the state or in the U.S.
Hospitalized Canadian teen prompting bird flu concerns in USAdditional testing on the child four days later came back negative, and showed the child was also positive for respiratory viruses that could be the cause of their cold and flu symptoms, the department said.
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