The recent detection of a new strain of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy herds has raised alarms among scientists. A US Department of Agriculture report noted that the D1.1 genotype has a mutation that may facilitate the virus spread in mammals, including humans. Concerns are growing amid disruptions in epidemiological data sharing under the Trump administration.
First US Human Case
Nevada reported its first human case of bird flu in an agricultural worker exposed to infected dairy cattle. Health authorities in Central Nevada announced the case on February 10, stating that the worker was recovering after experiencing conjunctivitis, the most common symptom reported in infected humans in the United States. Close contacts and other exposed workers were notified and monitored for symptoms. They were offered personal protective…