San Fransisco Dept of Public Health reports finding an #H5N1 #birdflu case in a child with no clear link to exposure to the virus. The #CDC still must confirm the positive test. Child had mild illness, has recovered. www.sf.gov/news/presump... - ThreadSky

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San Fransisco Dept of Public Health reports finding an #H5N1 #birdflu case in a child with no clear link to exposure to the virus. The #CDC still must confirm the positive test.
Child had mild illness, has recovered. https://www.sf.gov/news/presumptive-bird-flu-case-identified-san-francisco-resident

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mrsrobotbirdie.bsky.social•57 days ago

Pretty sure we had clusters of this back in April at my kid's school. Had a "pink eye" outbreak in lower grades and a mom told me she and entire family tested + for Flu A and they got the flu shot in January.

begrudginglyyeast.bsky.social•55 days ago

Both of those anecdotes seem to be entirely normal events

joanrn.bsky.social•57 days ago

Looking forward to hearing the final results. It seems that the child also tested positive for Covid, influenza, and RSV unless there was a typo that should've said did not test positive.

zelbel.bsky.social•57 days ago

"initially tested for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV based on symptoms and tested positive for influenza A"

joanrn.bsky.social•57 days ago

Thank you!

zelbel.bsky.social•57 days ago

np😄

sofiagastellu.bsky.social•57 days ago

I always wonder, if the symptoms were mild, What symptomatology led to testing specifically for H5N1?... in pediatrics.

ruth25.bsky.social•57 days ago

At this point we really need testing kits for medical facilities ( or maybe for the state health departments) to test for bird flu. Sending samples to CDC takes too much time. It this mutates and starts speading it will be difficult to contain if we wait days for confirmation. Now is the time...

gebbeth138.bsky.social•57 days ago

No clear link of exposure is concerning

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