In the USA, another person has been infected with the highly contagious bird flu H5N1 – it is the second confirmed case in the United States. Experts are concerned about where he became infected: on a farm with dairy cows. Is there a risk of the pathogen spreading further to other species? Even transmission from person to person?
The good news first: the man is fine. He is being treated with an antiviral drug and is already recovering. Redness in the eye due to viral conjunctivitis was the most noticeable symptom that he had been infected with the avian influenza virus A/H5N1. If you want to know more precisely: It is a genetic subspecies called “2.3.4.4b” – we are familiar with such abbreviations from the corona pandemic.