Risk for Infection in Humans after Exposure to Birds Infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus, United States, 2022
Krista Kniss
1 , Kelsey M. Sumner
1, Katie J. Tastad, Nathaniel M. Lewis, Lauren Jansen, Derek Julian, Mike Reh, Emily Carlson, Robin Williams, Samir Koirala, Bryan Buss, Matthew Donahue, Jennifer Palm, Leslie Kollmann, Stacy Holzbauer, Min Z. Levine, Todd Davis, John R. Barnes, Brendan Flannery, Lynnette Brammer, and Alicia Fry
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (K. Kniss, K.M. Sumner, K.J. Tastad, N.M. Lewis, L. Jansen, M. Reh, B. Buss, S. Holzbauer, M.Z. Levine, T. Davis, J.R. Barnes, B. Flannery, L. Brammer, A. Fry); Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (L. Jansen, D. Julian, M. Reh, E. Carlson, R. Williams, S. Koirala, B. Buss, M. Donahue); Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA (J. Palm, L. Kollmann, S. Holzbauer)
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Figure. Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection outbreaks and human exposures, United States, February 7–September 3, 2022. A) Number of outbreaks in commercial poultry and backyard flocks and number of detections of H5N1 among wild birds. B) Number of persons exposed and meeting active monitoring criteria. C) Number of persons who were symptomatic during 10-day monitoring period and number of influenza A(H5N1) virus infection cases reported. D) Number of persons in Nebraska and Minnesota who expressed interest in asymptomatic and symptomatic serologic surveillance.
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