MedPage Today May 3, 2024
— Genetic evidence strongly suggests dairy farm worker contracted H5N1 from cattle
Strong genetic evidence makes it highly likely that a dairy farm worker in Texas contracted avian influenza A (H5N1) from cattle, according to a detailed case report from the CDC and Texas Department of State Health Services.
Genome sequencing from a conjunctival swab taken from the worker revealed that all gene segments of the virus were closely related to the H5N1 viruses detected in dairy cattle and wild birds in Texas in March, reported Timothy Uyeki, MD, MPH, of the CDC, and colleagues in a brief correspondence in the New England Journal of Medicine.
“Our findings are suggestive of human infection occurring in the dairy farm setting and...
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