The results point to an underreporting of workers who contracted bird flu since they did not exhibit symptoms in some cases. According to the results of the study, 7% of workers in dairy farms with infected cows contracted the virus, more than initially thought.
The study was spearheaded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with state health departments in Michigan and Colorado.
“The findings support the need for active monitoring of exposed workers and testing to detect and treat HPAI A(H5) infections, including those in persons with very mild symptoms. These efforts should be coupled with farmworker education about infection risks and prevention measures,” read a summary of the report published by the CDC on November 7.
Based on the findings, the CDC recommends that workers without symptoms take the antiviral medication Tamiflu if they know they have been exposed to infected animals and were not sufficiently protected.
Before the study, those without symptoms were not offered the medication. […]
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