
One state leads country in human bird flu with nearly 40 confirmed cases
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A child in California is presumed to have H5N1 bird flu, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Experts weigh in on the risk of a potential virus mutation.
This represents more than half of the human cases in the country. Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
The latest pediatric patient, who lives in San Francisco, experienced fever and conjunctivitis (pink eye) as a result of the infection.
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