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11 Oakland Co. residents monitored after flock infected with H5N1 bird flu; 2 people sick
Max Reinhart The Detroit News
40 minutes ago
Eleven people who have had contact with infected birds in Oakland County are being monitored for signs of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu, including two who have flu-like symptoms and are in isolation and being tested, a county spokesperson said.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported Thursday that highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a backyard flock from Oakland County. The state agriculture agency did not say what species of bird was infected.
Bill Mullan, spokesperson for Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter, said 11 people who have had direct contact with that flock are now being monitored.
The two individuals who have developed symptoms have been isolated and are being tested for influenza A, of which H5N1 is a form. If the tests are positive, additional testing will be done to confirm whether they have the H5N1 form of the virus.
"We've collected a flu test sample from one of the individuals already and we're going to collect the other individual's tomorrow," Mullan said Thursday evening. "If they do have it, a course of treatment will be determined by them and their health care provider."
The asymptomatic individuals will be monitored for 10 days, with Thursday being Day 1, Mullan said.
Mullan would not disclose the communities in which the individuals reside and MDARD did not specify the exact location of the infected flock...
11 Oakland Co. residents monitored after flock infected with H5N1 bird flu; 2 people sick
Max Reinhart The Detroit News
40 minutes ago
Eleven people who have had contact with infected birds in Oakland County are being monitored for signs of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu, including two who have flu-like symptoms and are in isolation and being tested, a county spokesperson said.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported Thursday that highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a backyard flock from Oakland County. The state agriculture agency did not say what species of bird was infected.
Bill Mullan, spokesperson for Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter, said 11 people who have had direct contact with that flock are now being monitored.
The two individuals who have developed symptoms have been isolated and are being tested for influenza A, of which H5N1 is a form. If the tests are positive, additional testing will be done to confirm whether they have the H5N1 form of the virus.
"We've collected a flu test sample from one of the individuals already and we're going to collect the other individual's tomorrow," Mullan said Thursday evening. "If they do have it, a course of treatment will be determined by them and their health care provider."
The asymptomatic individuals will be monitored for 10 days, with Thursday being Day 1, Mullan said.
Mullan would not disclose the communities in which the individuals reside and MDARD did not specify the exact location of the infected flock...