
Bird Flu Arrives in Philly, First Case Reported in West Philadelphia
Philadelphia has its first case of bird flu (avian influenza A(H5)), the city’s health department just confirmed.
Bird Tests Positive for Bird Flu in Philadelphia
A sick snow goose was discovered in West Philadelphia on Saturday, January 11th. Tests conducted on the bird confirmed the bird had tested positive for the disease.
Officials say it was discovered on the 1200 block of North 59th Street in Philly.

It's the first bird to test positive for the disease in Philly to date. The diagnosis came from preliminary testing, officials told the media.
City Officials: Call Us If You Were Exposed
This has lead to a call from the City's Department of Health to urge anyone who was in that area to contact them if they may have had direct contact with the sick snow goose on or around January 11.
You can contact the Philadelphia Department of Public Health's Division of Disease Control at 215-685-6741, they say.
No Human Cases of Bird Flu Reported in Pennsylvania
A total of 67 human cases have been reported in the United States to date, the CDC says. Only one death has been reported (in Louisiana).
To date, however, there have been no cases of the disease reported in any human being in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The disease however remains widespread in wild birds worldwide. So it is being tracked by the CDC (kinda like they track flu cases in general). The handful of cases that have been reported in the U.S. have been primarily reported amongst U.S. dairy and poultry workers, according to the CDC's latest data.
The current public health risk is low to human beings, according to the CDC.
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