Monday, October 28, 2024

Washington State Raises Human H5 Case Count to 8 - California to 16

 H5N1 Bird Flu How is it Spreading?


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The Washington State Health Department Avian flu web page has updated their case count of human cases linked to poultry culling, adding 3 more confirmed cases since last week's report.  Their total is now 8.


Meanwhile California's Department of Public Health incremented their case count by 1 earlier today, raising their total to 16. 


We continue to get very little in the way of detail on these cases, but all have been described as experiencing `mild' symptoms. 

The CDC has not updated their case count, but these 4 should bring the total for 2024 to 38 . . .  a number which will likely continue to rise.