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Une \u00e9pid\u00e9mie de grippe aviaire chez les phoques communs au large des c\u00f4tes de l'\u00c9tat de Washington a incit\u00e9 les autorit\u00e9s \u00e0 \u00e9mettre un avertissement demandant aux gens de prendre des pr\u00e9cautions et de rester \u00e0 l'\u00e9cart des animaux malades.<\/p>\n

La grippe aviaire ou grippe aviaire est une maladie hautement contagieux<\/a> maladie qui touche les oiseaux sauvages ainsi que les oiseaux domestiques. Selon le type de virus \u00e0 l'origine de l'infection, il existe plusieurs sous-variantes telles que H5N1, H5N3 et H5N8.<\/p>\n

Le H5N1 actuel \u00e9pid\u00e9mie<\/a> a co\u00fbt\u00e9 la vie \u00e0 plus de 60 millions d'oiseaux et circule dans la nature des oiseaux<\/a> depuis janvier 2022.<\/p>\n

Plusieurs phoques communs adultes de la r\u00e9gion de Puget Sound, dans l'\u00c9tat de Washington, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 test\u00e9s positifs \u00e0 la souche H5N1 depuis septembre, selon la r\u00e9gion de la c\u00f4te ouest de la National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<\/p>\n

\u00ab C'est vraiment une \u00e9pid\u00e9mie sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent. Le nombre de pays impliqu\u00e9s et le nombre de diff\u00e9rents types d'animaux impliqu\u00e9s, \u00e0 la fois des oiseaux et des mammif\u00e8res, sont quelque chose que nous n'avons absolument jamais vu auparavant. M\u00eame si les chances qu'une personne dans l'\u00c9tat de Washington soit infect\u00e9e sont faibles, il est toujours judicieux de prendre des pr\u00e9cautions \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Peter Rabinowitz, professeur de m\u00e9decine familiale et directeur du Center for One Health Research de l'UW, dans un communiqu\u00e9. communiqu\u00e9 de presse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

L'infection virale se propage normalement parmi les oiseaux. Cependant, apr\u00e8s un nombre croissant de cas de grippe aviaire H5N1 chez les mammif\u00e8res, OMS<\/a> a soulev\u00e9 des inqui\u00e9tudes quant au fait qu'il pourrait subir des adaptations pour infecter les humains. Certains mammif\u00e8res peuvent servir de r\u00e9cipients de m\u00e9lange pour les virus de la grippe, conduisant \u00e0 des souches plus dangereuses qui pr\u00e9sentent un risque pour les animaux et les humains.<\/p>\n

L'\u00e9pid\u00e9mie chez les mammif\u00e8res a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9tect\u00e9e dans 10 pays sur trois continents.<\/p>\n

Cependant, les Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) consid\u00e8rent que le risque pour les humains est faible.<\/p>\n

"Le risque global pour la sant\u00e9 humaine associ\u00e9 aux \u00e9pid\u00e9mies en cours de virus de la grippe aviaire hautement pathog\u00e8nes A(H5N1) chez les oiseaux sauvages et la volaille n'a pas chang\u00e9 et reste faible \u00e0 l'heure actuelle", a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le CDC. a dit<\/a> le 5 octobre.<\/p>\n

Comment \u00e9viter la propagation \u00e0 l\u2019homme ?<\/strong><\/p>\n

La premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape vers la pr\u00e9vention consiste \u00e0 \u00e9viter tout contact avec des animaux sauvages malades ou morts. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 demand\u00e9 aux r\u00e9sidents de rapport<\/a> oiseaux sauvages malades ou morts dans la r\u00e9gion au D\u00e9partement de la p\u00eache et de la faune de Washington.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Lorsque vous voyez un animal sauvage malade, il existe toujours un risque potentiel pour vous si vous montez le toucher ou si vous vous approchez trop pr\u00e8s d\u2019\u00eatre infect\u00e9. Vous devez toujours faire preuve de beaucoup de prudence, vous tenir \u00e0 l'\u00e9cart des animaux malades, appeler le contr\u00f4le des animaux et trouver un moyen pour que quelqu'un puisse s'en occuper et utilise un \u00e9quipement de protection ad\u00e9quat. Et c'est certainement vrai si vous voyez des phoques communs ou des oiseaux de mer malades dans l'\u00c9tat de Washington \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Rabinowitz.<\/p>\n

Source quotidienne m\u00e9dicale<\/a><\/p>\n

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Une \u00e9pid\u00e9mie de grippe aviaire chez les phoques communs au large des c\u00f4tes de l'\u00c9tat de Washington a incit\u00e9 les autorit\u00e9s \u00e0 \u00e9mettre un avertissement demandant aux gens de prendre des pr\u00e9cautions et de rester \u00e0 l'\u00e9cart des animaux malades.<\/p>\n

La grippe aviaire ou grippe aviaire est une maladie hautement contagieux<\/a> maladie qui touche les oiseaux sauvages ainsi que les oiseaux domestiques. Selon le type de virus \u00e0 l'origine de l'infection, il existe plusieurs sous-variantes telles que H5N1, H5N3 et H5N8.<\/p>\n

Le H5N1 actuel \u00e9pid\u00e9mie<\/a> a co\u00fbt\u00e9 la vie \u00e0 plus de 60 millions d'oiseaux et circule dans la nature des oiseaux<\/a> depuis janvier 2022.<\/p>\n

Plusieurs phoques communs adultes de la r\u00e9gion de Puget Sound, dans l'\u00c9tat de Washington, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 test\u00e9s positifs \u00e0 la souche H5N1 depuis septembre, selon la r\u00e9gion de la c\u00f4te ouest de la National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<\/p>\n

\u00ab C'est vraiment une \u00e9pid\u00e9mie sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent. Le nombre de pays impliqu\u00e9s et le nombre de diff\u00e9rents types d'animaux impliqu\u00e9s, \u00e0 la fois des oiseaux et des mammif\u00e8res, sont quelque chose que nous n'avons absolument jamais vu auparavant. M\u00eame si les chances qu'une personne dans l'\u00c9tat de Washington soit infect\u00e9e sont faibles, il est toujours judicieux de prendre des pr\u00e9cautions \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Peter Rabinowitz, professeur de m\u00e9decine familiale et directeur du Center for One Health Research de l'UW, dans un communiqu\u00e9. communiqu\u00e9 de presse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

L'infection virale se propage normalement parmi les oiseaux. Cependant, apr\u00e8s un nombre croissant de cas de grippe aviaire H5N1 chez les mammif\u00e8res, OMS<\/a> a soulev\u00e9 des inqui\u00e9tudes quant au fait qu'il pourrait subir des adaptations pour infecter les humains. Certains mammif\u00e8res peuvent servir de r\u00e9cipients de m\u00e9lange pour les virus de la grippe, conduisant \u00e0 des souches plus dangereuses qui pr\u00e9sentent un risque pour les animaux et les humains.<\/p>\n

L'\u00e9pid\u00e9mie chez les mammif\u00e8res a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9tect\u00e9e dans 10 pays sur trois continents.<\/p>\n

Cependant, les Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) consid\u00e8rent que le risque pour les humains est faible.<\/p>\n

"Le risque global pour la sant\u00e9 humaine associ\u00e9 aux \u00e9pid\u00e9mies en cours de virus de la grippe aviaire hautement pathog\u00e8nes A(H5N1) chez les oiseaux sauvages et la volaille n'a pas chang\u00e9 et reste faible \u00e0 l'heure actuelle", a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le CDC. a dit<\/a> le 5 octobre.<\/p>\n

Comment \u00e9viter la propagation \u00e0 l\u2019homme ?<\/strong><\/p>\n

La premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape vers la pr\u00e9vention consiste \u00e0 \u00e9viter tout contact avec des animaux sauvages malades ou morts. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 demand\u00e9 aux r\u00e9sidents de rapport<\/a> oiseaux sauvages malades ou morts dans la r\u00e9gion au D\u00e9partement de la p\u00eache et de la faune de Washington.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Lorsque vous voyez un animal sauvage malade, il existe toujours un risque potentiel pour vous si vous montez le toucher ou si vous vous approchez trop pr\u00e8s d\u2019\u00eatre infect\u00e9. Vous devez toujours faire preuve de beaucoup de prudence, vous tenir \u00e0 l'\u00e9cart des animaux malades, appeler le contr\u00f4le des animaux et trouver un moyen pour que quelqu'un puisse s'en occuper et utilise un \u00e9quipement de protection ad\u00e9quat. Et c'est certainement vrai si vous voyez des phoques communs ou des oiseaux de mer malades dans l'\u00c9tat de Washington \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Rabinowitz.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bird-flu-spreads-to-seals-in-washington-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-h5n1-avian-influenza.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\nBird Flu Spreads To Seals In Washington; Here's What You Need To Know About H5N1 Avian Influenza - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/fr\/la-grippe-aviaire-se-propage-aux-phoques-a-washington-voici-ce-que-vous-devez-savoir-sur-la-grippe-aviaire-h5n1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bird Flu Spreads To Seals In Washington; Here's What You Need To Know About H5N1 Avian Influenza - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An outbreak of bird flu in harbor seals off the Washington coast has prompted authorities to issue a warning asking people to take precautions and stay away from the sick animals.Avian Influenza or bird flu is a highly contagious disease that affects wild, as well as domestic birds. 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However, after an increasing number of cases of H5N1 avian influenza among mammals, WHO raised concern that it may undergo adaptations to infect humans. Some mammals may act as mixing vessels for influenza viruses, leading to more dangerous strains that pose a risk for animals and humans.The outbreak in mammals has been detected in 10 countries across three continents.However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers the risk to humans low.\"The overall risk to human health associated with the ongoing outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses in wild birds and poultry has not changed and remains low at this time,\" the CDC said on Oct. 5.How to prevent the spread to humans?The first step toward prevention is to avoid all contact with sick or dead wildlife. Residents have been requested to report sick or dead wild birds in the area to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.\"When you see a sick wild animal, there is always a potential risk to you if you go up and touch it or get too close to being infected. You should always use a lot of caution, keep away from sick animals, call animal control, and find some way that somebody can deal with it who can use adequate protective equipment. 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