Noah McCrory
New Delhi – As a series of recent cases of bird flu in cattle in the USA and birds in several states generates alerts about the risks of possible widespread transmission to humansIndia had its second human bird flu infection confirmed by the World Health Organization. The UN health agency confirmed that one suspected case, a 4-year-old child in the eastern state of West Bengal, was infected with the flu virus avian H9N2.
The first case of human bird flu in India was confirmed in 2019. The cases in India involve a different bird flu virus from the one that infects animals and animals. many people in the USA, where the H5N1 strain is spreading through livestock.
The 4-year-old Indian child was first diagnosed with hyperreactive airway disease, but developed fever and abdominal pain in the last week of January this year. A few days later, he had convulsions and his breathing problem continued. The fever worsened along with abdominal cramps and the child was admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit.
The hospital diagnosed him with post-infectious bronchiolitis caused by viral pneumonia, and he later tested positive for influenza B and adenovirus, for which he underwent treatment for about a month before being discharged on February 28, the WHO said. .
However, his condition did not improve at home and he was admitted to a different hospital on March 3. Nasal swabs confirmed an influenza infection, which the WHO has now confirmed as influenza-A subtype H9N2, bird flu.
The patient was discharged from hospital, with continuous oxygen support, on May 1st.
The WHO said the child had exposure to poultry in and around his home and warned that “more sporadic human cases could occur, as this virus is one of the most prevalent avian influenza viruses circulating in poultry in different regions”.
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The Indian government has formed teams of public health officials to monitor flu symptoms in poultry flocks and raise awareness about the disease’s symptoms and prevention methods.
India has witnessed several outbreaks of bird flu since 2006, when the first case was detected.
The WHO states that humans can become infected by the virus if they come into direct – and in some cases indirect – contact with infected animals. Symptoms of human infection range from mild, flu-like symptoms and eye irritation to severe acute respiratory illness and even death, the WHO says.
The UN global health agency has urged people to “minimize contact with animals” where infections are suspected, avoid contact with any surfaces that appear to be contaminated with animal feces and “strictly avoid contact with sick or dead animals”. and practice hand hygiene. .
Children, the elderly and pregnant and postpartum women need to be extremely cautious, says the WHO.
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