CDC confirms Nevada dairy worker infected with different bird flu strain
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A strain of bird flu spreading among dairy cows in Nevada has infected a dairy worker in the state, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The patient, who’d been working with sick cows, was found to have a strain of bird flu called D1.1, which has long been circulating in wild birds. It’s different from the strain of the virus that’s caused the majority of human infections in the U.S.
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Main Idea: The CDC says a Nevada dairy worker caught a different bird flu strain than the one that has caused most U.S. human cases, raising concerns about how the virus is changing.
Key Points:
- The worker had the D1.1 bird flu strain after working with sick cows and only had pinkeye before recovering.
- D1.1 was first found in Nevada dairy cows last month through milk testing and has also been seen in birds.
- Experts say this shows bird flu is still changing, and some worry it could become harder to control in the U.S.
- The CDC says the risk to the public is still low and there is no sign it is spreading from person to person.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
A new bird flu strain in dairy cows can raise the risk of more worker infections, higher food costs, and more testing or culling on farms.
Positive Impact
The CDC says general public risk is still low, and early testing can help health officials catch spread sooner.
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