A pig was infected with the bird flu virus in the state of Oregon, the first in the United States, US authorities revealed this Wednesday.
“One in five pigs” on a farm was “infected with H5N1, marking the first detection of H5N1 in pigs in the United States,” the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a statement.
“The animals were not intended for sale as food,” he added.
According to the same source, There are also no concerns “about the security of the pork supply.” of the country.”
HE The pig that tested positive showed no signs of illness.but he was tested like the others as a precaution on this farm, which also houses poultry and cattle, and which was quarantined.
Two other pigs tested negative and test results from two others are still awaited. They were all shot down.
This announcement comes at a time when the United States is facing a Unprecedented spread of the virus in cow herds..
Experts are concerned about the growing number of mammals infected by the disease.
They fear that high circulation could facilitate a mutation of the virus that would allow it to pass from one human being to another.
HE Genomic sequencing of the virus from infected birds revealed “no change in the virus.” that suggested it had become “more transmissible between humans,” according to the USDA news release.
Source: Observadora
