Bird flu has been detected in humans for the first time in Chile
Bird flu has been detected in a person for the first time in Chile. The country's government is investigating where he contracted the virus and who he came in contact with.
This information was informed in a report of Aeon News on Thursday (March 30).
Chile's Ministry of Health said the 53-year-old man had severe influenza symptoms. But his condition is now stable.
Earlier, H5N1 bird flu infection in wildlife was reported in Chile late last year. Last week, Chilean authorities reported a bird flu outbreak at an industrial plant in the southern region of Maule. The Chilean government halted poultry exports after bird flu broke out in poultry farm animals. However, Brazil, the world's top chicken exporter, has not been infected. However, it has been identified in Argentina.
According to the report, at least 14 Latin American countries have reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses.
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