CDC reports Oregon has detected its first human case of the bird flu

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday revealed that one person has tested positive for bird flu in Oregon, marking the state's first case this year.

The case makes Oregon the ninth state this year to have positive cases of the bird flu in its human population. But 52 people have tested positive for the virus. However, the CDC said there has been no evidence of person-to-person transmission of the disease, per The Hill.

The CDC said the case is linked to an outbreak in birds in Clackamas County, Oregon.

“Clackamas County Public Health Division has been closely monitoring people exposed to the animal outbreak, which is how this case was identified," Dr. Sarah Present, the Clackamas County Public Health Officer, said. "The individual experienced only mild illness and has fully recovered."

The Oregon Department of Agriculture also said that it is monitoring the situation and has given protective equipment to farmers, in addition to training for affected farmworkers.

The public has been warned to stay away from sick animals, dead birds, their droppings, and raw dairy products.

“We continue to remind the public that people at increased risk of infection are those who have had close or prolonged, unprotected exposures to infected birds or other animals, or to environments contaminated by infected birds or other animals,” Dr. Dean Sidelinger, a health officer and state epidemiologist at Oregon Health Authority, said.

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