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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that a person in Texas has tested positive for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/infectious-disease" target="_blank" rel="noopener">highly pathogenic avian influenza,</a> otherwise known as H5N1 bird flu."This person had exposure to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southwest/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dairy cattle in Texas</a> presumed to be infected with HPAI A(H5N1) viruses. The patient reported eye redness (consistent with conjunctivitis), as their only symptom, and is recovering," the CDC said in a statement. "The patient was told to isolate and is being treated with an antiviral drug for flu."The CDC said this is the second case of a human testing positive for H5N1 in the United States, after a previous case was observed in Colorado in 2022."This infection does not change the H5N1 bird flu human health risk assessment for the U.S. general public, which CDC considers to be low," it added. "However, people with close or prolonged, unprotected exposures to infected birds or other animals (including livestock), or to environments contaminated by infected birds or other animals, are at greater risk of infection."<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health/us-tuberculosis-cases-2023-highest-level-decade-cdc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">US TUBERCULOSIS CASES IN 2023 WERE AT HIGHEST LEVEL IN A DECADE, CDC SAYS</a>Last week, dairy cows in Texas and Kansas were reported to be infected with bird flu – and federal agriculture officials later confirmed infections in a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/science/wild-nature" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan dairy herd</a> that had recently received cows from Texas.This bird flu was first identified as a threat to people during a 1997 outbreak in Hong Kong, according to the Associated Press. More than 460 people have died in the past two decades from bird flu infections, the World Health Organization says.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/puerto-rico-health-officials-declare-dengue-fever-public-health-emergency-more-than-500-cases-reported" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PUERTO RICO HEALTH OFFICIALS DECLARE DENGUE FEVER A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY</a>Texas officials did not identify the newly infected person, nor release any details about what brought them in contact with the cows.The CDC said it is "working with state health departments to continue to monitor workers who may have been in contact with infected or potentially infected birds/animals and test those people who develop symptoms." "Human illnesses with H5N1 bird flu have ranged from mild (e.g., eye infection, upper respiratory symptoms) to severe illness (e.g., pneumonia) that have resulted in death in other countries," the CDC also said.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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title: Rare human case of highly contagious bird flu confirmed in Texas
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content: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that a
 person in Texas has tested positive for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/health/infectious-disease"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">highly pathogenic avian influenza,</a> otherwise
 known as H5N1 bird flu."This person had exposure to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southwest/texas"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">dairy cattle in Texas</a> presumed to be infected
 with HPAI A(H5N1) viruses. The patient reported eye redness (consistent with conjunctivitis),
 as their only symptom, and is recovering," the CDC said in a statement. "The patient
 was told to isolate and is being treated with an antiviral drug for flu."The
 CDC said this is the second case of a human testing positive for H5N1 in the United
 States, after a previous case was observed in Colorado in 2022."This infection
 does not change the H5N1 bird flu human health risk assessment for the U.S. general
 public, which CDC considers to be low," it added. "However, people with close or
 prolonged, unprotected exposures to infected birds or other animals (including livestock),
 or to environments contaminated by infected birds or other animals, are at greater
 risk of infection."<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health/us-tuberculosis-cases-2023-highest-level-decade-cdc"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">US TUBERCULOSIS CASES IN 2023 WERE AT HIGHEST
 LEVEL IN A DECADE, CDC SAYS</a>Last week, dairy cows in Texas and
 Kansas were reported to be infected with bird flu – and federal agriculture officials
 later confirmed infections in a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/science/wild-nature"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan dairy herd</a> that had recently received
 cows from Texas.This bird flu was first identified as a threat to people
 during a 1997 outbreak in Hong Kong, according to the Associated Press. More than
 460 people have died in the past two decades from bird flu infections, the World
 Health Organization says.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/puerto-rico-health-officials-declare-dengue-fever-public-health-emergency-more-than-500-cases-reported"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">PUERTO RICO HEALTH OFFICIALS DECLARE DENGUE
 FEVER A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY</a>Texas officials did not identify
 the newly infected person, nor release any details about what brought them in contact
 with the cows.The CDC said it is "working with state health departments to
 continue to monitor workers who may have been in contact with infected or potentially
 infected birds/animals and test those people who develop symptoms." "Human
 illnesses with H5N1 bird flu have ranged from mild (e.g., eye infection, upper respiratory
 symptoms) to severe illness (e.g., pneumonia) that have resulted in death in other
 countries," the CDC also said.The Associated Press contributed to this
 report.
summary: The CDC announced Monday that a person in Texas has tested positive for highly
 pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as H5N1 bird flu.
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