US - CDC: Probable human H5N1 case with no "defined exposure" in Delaware tests negative at the CDC - December 13, 2024

[sharon sanders]

This mention was in the CDC update on December 13, 2024:


"...1 case with no defined exposure (DE). Confirmatory testing at CDC for these cases was negative."


screenshots:

https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html
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[sharon sanders]

There is no mention at the Delaware health site.

https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/newsroom.html

 

[sharon sanders]

Also, 2 days earlier there was no mention of "DE" on the same CDC report:

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...positive-assay-positive?p=1002527#post1002527

 

[sharon sanders]

Since there is no more information about this except the skimpy mention above, I surmise that the Delaware health department forwarded a suspected H5N1 sample to the CDC for confirmation. There is no information about whether Delaware officials got a positive result in their lab.

More fuzzy going on.

 

[sharon sanders]

Please see:

The Rise of Raw Milk

Can new law in Del. revitalize small dairy farms


PUBLISHED ON October 30, 2024
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NEWARK, Del. — In the summer of 2024, the Delaware General Assembly passed “The Consumer Choice Milk Act,” which, when signed by Governor Carney, will allow consumers to directly purchase unprocessed, unpasteurized, and unhomogenized milk from dairy producers who hold raw milk permits. To better understand this law in the context of modern dairy farming, it is important to consider some historical background of the industry.

more...

https://www.morningagclips.com/the-rise-of-raw-milk/


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The bill requires producers to post signs and label raw milk products explaining that they’re unprocessed, unpasteurized and unhomogenized, making them more likely to contain harmful bacteria. The language of those signs and warnings will be determined over the next several months.

https://americanfarm.com/articles/df-headlines/raw-milk-to-be-legalized-in-delaware/

 

[sharon sanders]

There is no mention at the Delaware health site.

https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/newsroom.html

Still nothing on the Delaware health site about this. I would like to know if they got their own positive result.

I have a note on our case list:

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...states-seropositive-assay-positive#post991361

 

[Commonground]

12/17/24

hat-tip Lisa Schnirring
emailed to Sharon

Hi Lisa,

Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) identified a possible case of novel influenza A (H5) during routine flu surveillance at the Division of Public Health Laboratory. The DPH lab immediately contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmatory testing and guidance. After multiple tests on the sample, DPH was notified that the CDC Laboratory could not confirm novel influenza A in this case.

TIM MASTRO
Deputy Director of Communications​

 

[sharon sanders]

I tried to get a little more info. At least he responded.....

Based on our assumption that the state public health departments are world class (which they are), I am going to list this case but with the note that the CDC did not get a positive result.


Hi Sharon,

Please see the below statement from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services:

“Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) identified a possible case of novel influenza A (H5) during routine flu surveillance at the Division of Public Health Laboratory. The DPH lab immediately contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmatory testing and guidance. After multiple tests on the sample, DPH was notified that the CDC Laboratory could not confirm novel influenza A in this case.”

Thanks,

Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: FluTrackers <flutrackers@earthlink.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 2:19 PM
To: Mastro, Timothy (DHSS) REDACTED
Subject: Human H5 possible case in Delaware

Hi Timothy!

Can I have something quotable please?

Did Delaware public health get a positive result of flu type A (H5) to a human sample which was not confirmed at the CDC lab?


Thank you,

Sharon
Editor-in-Chief
FluTrackers.com​

 

[Lance]

CIDRAP- Flu surveillance flags probable H5 avian flu case in Delaware

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-in...nce-flags-probable-h5-avian-flu-case-delaware

Flu surveillance flags probable H5 avian flu case in Delaware


Lisa Schnirring


Today at 4:26 p.m.

Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
An H5 avian flu case that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently added to its probable list was initially flagged by routine flu surveillance.

In other developments, federal officials confirmed more H5N1 detections in diary cows, poultry flocks, and a few non-farm mammals, and Labcorp announced the launch of its molecular test for the virus in people.

Exposure unknown in Delaware's probable case


Tim Mastro, deputy director of communications with Delaware Health and Social Services, said in an email that the state's Division of Public Health identified a possible case of novel H5 during routine surveillance at the state public health lab, which immediately contacted the CDC for confirmation testing and guidance.

After multiple tests on the sample, the CDC notified Delaware health officials that it couldn't confirm the novel influenza A in the case.

The CDC had said a few days ago that the infection meets the case definition for a probable case and that there is no defined exposure. The CDC has now reported seven probable cases. The six others involve people who had exposure to cows or poultry. The number of lab-confirmed infections since the start of the year remains at 60, which includes 2 with unknown exposure.

more....
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[Pathfinder]

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[Pathfinder]

According to APHIS, the last outbreak in poultry was in September 2022.

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestoc...za/hpai-detections/commercial-backyard-flocks



The last outbreak in wild birds was in January 2024.

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https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestoc...an/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/wild-birds

There have been no cases of avian influenza among mammals.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/mammals


There has not been any outbreak in livestock.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestoc...pai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock
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[Commonground]

Deleware Dept. of Agriculture
Delaware Avian Influenza Information Center

​Excerpt:

The Delaware Department of Agriculture, with the help of the University of Delaware laboratory system, performs active surveillance and testing of birds for avian influenza within the state every single day. Surveillance is conducted at commercial poultry operations, exhibition and backyard flocks, and at livestock and poultry auctions. Testing for AI is performed in order to allow for early detection and elimination of the virus if it is found.

https://agriculture.delaware.gov/poultry-animal-health/avian-influenza/