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CDC confirms first child in United States infected with bird flu

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first child in the United States contracted avian influenza H5 virus infection.

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  1. California case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US child

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  2. Newest

    CDC confirms first child in United States infected with bird flu

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  1. CBS News

    California health officials report possible bird flu case in Bay Area child (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said they have identified a possible bird flu case in a child in Alameda County.

  2. CNN

    Child in California treated for possible bird flu, state health department says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A child is home and recovering after a possible case of bird flu in Alameda County, California, according to the California Department of Public Health. The child had mild upper respiratory symptoms and received treatment.

  3. NBC News

    California child tests positive for bird flu with no known exposure to infected animals (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    California health officials reported a possible case of bird flu in a child in the San Francisco Bay Area. The child had no known contact with infected animals.

  4. Voice of America

    California reports possible bird flu case in child (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Health officials say there is no evidence there was human-to-human transmission

  5. Salon

    Possible bird flu infection reported in California child, health department reports (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Child had no known exposures to farm animals, raising concerns over potential for human-to-human spread

  6. MedicalXpress

    California child tests positive for bird flu (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    A child in California has tested positive for bird flu, despite having no known contact with infected animals, state officials reported Tuesday.

  7. The Hill

    California health officials investigating bird flu infection in child (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    California health officials have identified a possible bird flu case in a child who was tested for mild upper respiratory symptoms, the state Department of Public Health announced Tuesday. The child had no known contact with an infected animal, the agency said, but public health experts are investig…

  8. UPI

    Calif. child tests positive for bird flu, is recovering (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A child in California has tested positive for bird flu, despite having no known contact with infected animals, state officials reported Tuesday.

  9. Legal Insurrection

    CA Health Dept. Reports a Child Tested Positive for Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu Strain (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Meanwhile, The New York Times is scare-reporting on the US response.

  10. The Hill

    Bird flu confirmed in child for first time in US: CDC (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that bird flu was found in a child in California, according to a press release issued Friday. The case is the first reported such infection in a child in the U.S., according to the release.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    California case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US child (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor. The child had mild

  12. Fox7 Austin

    1st US bird flu infection in a child confirmed by CDC (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The child in California in the first confirmed case of H5 bird flu found in someone under the age of 18 in the United States.

  13. Foxla

    Bird flu detected in California child confirmed to be first case in the US (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    This is the first reported avian influenza H5 virus infection in a child in the US.

  14. Newsweek

    First bird flu case in a US child confirmed in California: CDC (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has detected the first case of a child in the U.S. becoming infected with the H5N1 virus.

  15. Time

    The First Child in the U.S. Has Been Diagnosed With Bird Flu (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The child had mild symptoms, was treated with antiviral medication and is recovering, the CDC said.

  16. ABC 30 Fresno

    California child infected with bird flu, health officials confirm (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a child in California has been infected with bird flu.

  17. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Bird Flu in California: Child in Alameda County first kid in U.S. to be infected (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    The child from Alameda County was treated with antiviral medication and is recovering.

  18. The Santa Barbara Independent

    A California Child Tested Positive for Bird Flu. Here’s Why This Case Is Different (opens The Santa Barbara Independent)

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    The Santa Barbara Independent's feed description

    Bird flu has been spreading among dairy workers in California’s Central Valley, jumping from cows to people. A new suspected case in the Bay Area came from an unknown source.

  19. The Guardian

    California child becomes first minor reported with case of bird flu (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Infection brings number of US bird flu cases this year to 55, including 29 in California, says CDC

  20. UPI

    CDC confirms first child in United States infected with bird flu (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first child in the United States contracted avian influenza H5 virus infection.

  21. Anchorage Daily News

    California case bird flu is the first confirmed infection in a U.S. child (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The infection brings the reported number of U.S. bird flu cases this year to 55, including 29 in California, the CDC said. Most were farmworkers who tested positive with mild symptoms.

  22. CBS News

    California has first confirmed U.S. case of bird flu in a child, CDC says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A California child was confirmed to be the first U.S. child to become infected with bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.

  23. KTVZ Bend

    In US first, California child tests positive for bird flu (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A child in California is recovering at home from a confirmed case of bird flu. They are the first child in the United States to test positive for avian influenza, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  24. Washington Times

    CDC confirms first case of bird flu in a U.S. child (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A child in California has the bird flu, the first case of its kind in the U.S., reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  25. New York Post

    First bird flu case in a child in the US confirmed by CDC in California (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed the country's first case of H5N1 bird flu infection in a child, who experienced mild symptoms and is recovering from their illness.

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