Bird flu cases increase in the US and cause alert

• They launch an alert due to an increase in cases of bird flu
• Many workers were exposed and are catching the virus
• Is it spreading fast?

Bird flu cases in the US continue to increase and the detection of four new infections in agricultural workers is now reported.

This in Washington state while the virus is spreading to other areas and among farm animals.

According to NBC and Telemundo Washington state is the sixth to report cases of humans infected by bird flu.

Poultry, wild birds and livestock are the animals that are becoming rapidly infected by the virus.

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If these cases are confirmed as positive by the CDC, the number of infections would rise to 31 in the country.

The most exposed are farm workers and as long as the virus is uncontrolled in animals, the risk of a greater outbreak among humans.

Dr. Amber Itle, a vet in Washington, warned that the less we know about the virus and its mutations, the more infections there will be in animals and therefore, the risk of a pandemic among humans will grow.

Some positive news at the moment regarding the issue is that so far the virus has not managed to change its genetics, which would allow it to spread among people.

Is the risk to the public high?

According to reports from a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Risk Control, a team was deployed to Washington.

The good news is that so far, the risk of contagion to the public is low, but agricultural workers are on constant alert.

The four recent cases were from employees who slaughtered birds at a commercial egg farm where an outbreak of avian flu in chickens was reported.

Even though everyone was wearing protection such as suits, glasses and respirators, they managed to get infected; They currently have respiratory symptoms and conjunctivitis and no one is hospitalized.

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