(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday it has confirmed a human infection with H5N1 bird flu in a child in California.
CDC said this is the first reported bird flu H5 virus infection in a child in the United States.
Consistent with previously identified human cases in the country, the child reportedly experienced mild symptoms and received flu antivirals, the agency said.
(Reporting by Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
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