{"id":126404,"date":"2024-11-16T06:20:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T23:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126404"},"modified":"2024-11-16T06:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T23:20:56","slug":"oregon-confirms-states-first-human-case-of-h5n1-bird-flu-in-clackamas-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126404","title":{"rendered":"Oregon confirms state\u2019s first human case of H5N1 bird flu in Clackamas County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VHTRUHDEERCWJI3CVIXXIMVA74\">Oregon health officials confirmed on Friday that an Oregon resident had tested positive for H5N1, an avian influenza strain that\u2019s spread rapidly among bird flocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"P5L5A22T25HFVB4BHGWB7UPERU\">This marks the state\u2019s first human case of bird flu. The Oregon Health Authority said the case is linked to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/oda\/agriculture\/SiteAssets\/Pages\/rulemaking\/temp_hpai_rules_clackamas03.pdf\">outbreak in chickens at a commercial egg farm<\/a> in Clackamas County last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XUUSS6X6ZBF2TOOVIE6ZBOIRQ4\">The person experienced mild symptoms and has since recovered, according to Dr. Sarah Present, Clackamas County\u2019s public health officer. The state said the person and others in their household have been prescribed antiviral medications \u201cto minimize any risk of spread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZNV5XWIQ2JHUPH3P4X3ZRKZP3A\">Officials have not said where the individual resides or work, nor have they disclosed the egg facility\u2019s location and name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HQVS4LOTMJCN7FP2TUIEGLSSDU\">State health epidemiologists are working with local public health agencies to monitor people who had contact with infected birds at the facility, the health authority said, adding that there was no evidence of person-to-person transmission of the virus.<\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_oregonlive__oEAp3\"\/>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JUIXVCDPKVEUZG2U6TMJPQDFFI\">Dr. Dean Sidelinger, health officer and Oregon\u2019s state epidemiologist, said in a statement that people most at risk of infection are those who have had \u201cclose or prolonged,\u201d exposure to infected animals, or environments where they have been.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KC3UMCMFERE2BFRUYNWMFU4XS4\">This case comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/health\/2024\/11\/3-people-with-h5n1-bird-flu-spent-time-in-oregon-but-officials-say-theres-no-public-health-risk.html\">several farm workers in southeastern Washington<\/a> tested positive for H5N1 virus last month. Several of the workers spent time in Oregon while infected, health officials have said, but returned to Washington for monitoring once they\u2019d tested positive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EJ7HMIAFXVGDXOUZWZIBP6PCJA\">Health officials advise the public to avoid contact with sick or dead birds or animals and not to consume unpasteurized or raw dairy products like milk or cheese.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LSWJHSX63FGPFIJU7FZSB3HVD4\">&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/staff\/kristinedeleon\/posts.html\"> Kristine de Leon<\/a> covers consumer health, retail, small business and data enterprise stories. Reach her at kdeleon@oregonian.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"U2NLQ2F5JNC6ZBM7K66ZKREPA4\">Our journalism needs your support.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/subscribe\/\"> Subscribe today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/health\/2024\/11\/oregon-confirms-first-human-case-of-h5n1-bird-flu-in-clackamas-county.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon health officials confirmed on Friday that an Oregon resident had tested positive for H5N1, an avian influenza strain that\u2019s spread rapidly among bird flocks. 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