A second human case of bird flu in America is raising alarm

OHNn May 22ndHHN America’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a new human infection with the 5 avian influenza virus, a bug with pandemic potential that has recently spread rapidly among dairy cows in America. This is the second identified human case linked to the cow outbreak. Both are farm workers who probably got infected through contact with infected animals and had only mild symptoms. Although there is no evidence yet of human-to-human transmission, America’s public health authorities are on high alert. Half of the national pandemic stockpile of 51 vaccine is being made ready to deploy.