California Child Tests Positive for Bird Flu Amid Investigation
The California Department of Public Health has identified a suspected avian flu case in a child from Alameda County with mild symptoms and no known contact with infected animals. If confirmed, this would be the second such case in North America this year. The child, who attended daycare while symptomatic, is recovering at home. Tests showed low-level detection of the virus, and further confirmation is pending from the CDC. Health officials are investigating the source, emphasizing that no human-to-human transmission of avian flu has been documented in over 15 years.