“… Poultry not likely the cause

The family lived in an urban environment and had a pet dog. A family member had bought raw poultry at a live-bird market more than 2 weeks before the child’s symptoms began. It was cooked and eaten the same day. Investigators wrote that poultry wasn’t the likely source, given that poultry-market testing was negative, the child wasn’t exposed to raw poultry, and the parents weren’t sick. The investigators said the child spent time outdoors at school and may have had environmental exposure to the virus.

The researchers said continued surveillance and real-time subtyping at public health labs is a key part of novel flu surveillance and that detection of B3.13 serves as a reminder that the virus continues to transmit across susceptible species, requiring a strong One Health approach.  …”

28 Aug 2025  by Derek Lowe, PhD

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