According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia confirmed the country’s first human case of avian influenza A(H5N1), also known as bird flu, on Wednesday.
According to a statement from the Victoria state Department of Health, the infection was found in a child returning from India who had contracted it there and had been ill in March 2024.
The department added that there is a “very low” probability of future human instances and that the youngster has fully recovered, with no indications of transmission.
“The child experienced a severe infection but is no longer unwell and has made a full recovery,” a spokesperson stated. “Contact tracing has not identified any further cases of avian influenza connected to this case.”
