Study says bird flu detected in NYC: a very small number of birds were found positive – PIX11 New York News

Editors note: A previous version of this story misstated the number of human cases of bird flu documented in the United States. The story has been updated.

NEW YORK (PIX11) Avian Influenza, commonly called bird flu, has been detected in New York City, according to one study.

A very small number of birds were found positive, the study conducted with Mount Sinai and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinais Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee reads. The presence of the virus poses a low but non-zero risk for humans and pets, more awareness about the presence of this virus in the urban animal-human interface is needed.

A bird flu outbreak was first detected in the U.S. at the beginning of the month at a facility in Texas. Since 2002, two human cases of bird flu have been documented in the U.S.

In both cases, flu-like symptoms and red eyes were reported, officials stated.Neither case was fatal.

Since the detection of the first case of bird flu in Texas, there have been no reports of a human infected with bird flu in the tri-state area.There is also no evidence that person-to-person contact can spread Avian flu, according to officials.

Currently, U.S. health officials are stressing the current health risk to the public is low.However, the CDC says you can reduce the risk of infection by doing the following:

This story includes reporting from The Associated Press.

Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.

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