Human Infection with Avian flu Reported in Nepal

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Title: Human Infection with Avian flu Reported in Nepal

Human Infection with Avian Influenza Reported in Nepal

Influenza (Flu)

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2018 - 2019 Flu Season
May 10, 2019

Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report

​CDC's Influenza Division produces a weekly influenza surveillance report, FluView. According to this week's report (April 28 - May 4), seasonal flu activity continues to decrease in the United States. CDC estimates that flu has caused as many as 42.9 million flu illnesses, 647,000 hospitalizations and 61,200 deaths so far this season.

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Human Infection with Avian Influenza Reported in Nepal ​The first human infection with an avian influenza A(H5N1) virus (H5N1 bird flu) since February 2017 has been reported in Nepal. This is the South Asian country's first human infection with H5N1 bird flu. No human infections with Asian H5N1 viruses have been reported in the United States, and the report of a single H5N1 infection in Nepal poses no direct risk to any U.S. resident. Learn More

Bird Flu Virus Infections in Humans ​Although avian influenza A viruses usually do not infect people, rare cases of human infection with these viruses have been reported. Infected birds shed bird flu virus in their saliva, mucous and feces. Human infections with bird flu viruses can happen when enough virus gets into a person's eyes, nose or mouth, or is inhaled.   Learn More

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