Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Dairy Farm Worker

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 390; no. 21; pp. 2028 - 2029
• Main Authors: Uyeki, Timothy M., Milton, Scott, Abdul Hamid, Cherissa, Reinoso Webb, Cynthia, Presley, Steven M., Shetty, Varun, Rollo, Susan N., Martinez, Diana L., Rai, Saroj, Gonzales, Emilio R., Kniss, Krista L., Jang, Yunho, Frederick, Julia C., De La Cruz, Juan A., Liddell, Jimma, Di, Han, Kirby, Marie K., Barnes, John R., Davis, C. Todd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 06.06.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Animals; Avian flu; Dairy cattle; Dairy farms; Dairying - statistics & numerical data; Diagnostics; Disease control; Farmers; Female; Global Health; Hemorrhage; Humans; Infections; Infectious Disease; Infectious Disease General; Influenza; Influenza A; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - isolation & purification; Influenza in Birds - epidemiology; Influenza in Birds - transmission; Influenza in Birds - virology; Influenza, Human - diagnosis; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - transmission; Influenza, Human - virology; Male; Middle Aged; Milk - virology; Occupational Exposure; Public Health; Public Health General; United States - epidemiology; Vaccines; Viral Infections; Viruses; United States; United States > US; Texas
• ISSN: 0028-4793; 1533-4406; 1533-4406
• DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2405371

Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Infection in a Farm WorkerA highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection was identified in a dairy farm worker in Texas. This pathogen has been reported in multiple dairy herds in several states.