Bird flu outbreak among cattle spreads in US; they fear it will reach Mexico and Europe – El Financiero

Highly pathogenic avian influenza found in dairy herds in Michigan, Idaho, suggests The virus is spreading to new states in the U.S..

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that the National Veterinary Services Laboratory has confirmed the presence of avian influenza in a Michigan cattle herd that recently received cows from Texas.

In a joint statement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the USDA also said it had received a presumptive positive test result new mexico, idaho and Texas.

As in the previous case, virus strain The USDA said the virus found in Michigan appears to have been introduced by wild birds and that spread among livestock cannot be ruled out. Preliminary tests have found no changes in the virus that would make it easier to spread to humans, and there are still no concerns about the safety of the commercial milk supply.

There are concerns that the flu has spread across borders.Florian Krammer, professor in the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai X With cases of bird flu now reported in several U.S. states, “he wouldn’t be surprised if cows in Europe became infected as well.”

March 27, Mexican National Service for Health, Safety and Agricultural QualityAccording to a statement from the Department of Agriculture, a company called Senasica detected highly pathogenic avian influenza AH5N2 on a family farm in Michoacan state.

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Avian influenza in humans: How is it spread and what are the symptoms?

according to World Health Organization (World Health Organization) Avian influenza, also known as avian influenza, is an infectious disease that primarily affects birds (chickens, hens, roosters, and turkeys), although mammals are also susceptible. This can be classified in two ways: Low or high pathogenicity.

“The highly pathogenic nature of avian influenza viruses is mainly due to Subtypes of type A (H5 and H7)causes a severe disease in birds that can spread rapidly and cause high mortality in different species of birds,” the World Health Organization said.

this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) U.S. warns bird flu can spread to humans in: Two different routes of infection:

• directly from Infected birds or contaminated environment with avian influenza A virus.
• through a host organism The one in the middle, like another animal.

this Human infection with avian influenza They are rare; however, they can occur when enough of the virus gets into a person’s eyes, nose, or mouth, or when a person inhales the virus.People who have long-term unprotected contact with infected birds or places contaminated by them Mucous membrane

, saliva anyone stoolthey may be at greater risk of infection.

When bird flu spreads to humans, symptoms may include: mild respiratory infection (fever and cough) most Severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, Shock and even die.