The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed the first case of a child in the United States testing positive for bird flu.
According to the CDC, the child lives in California and is recovering from their illness.
Before the CDC’s confirmation, the California Department of Health reported earlier this week that a child who lives in Alameda County in the East Bay had tested positive for the H5N1 virus.
An investigation by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) into the how the child was exposed to H5N1is ongoing.
“During CDPH’s investigation, all household members reported having symptoms and specimens were collected from those people,” the CDC said Friday of the investigation related to the child. “All test results from members of the household were negative for H5 bird flu, and some family members were positive for the same common respiratory viruses as the child.”
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.
CDC/NIAID via AP
