2023-12-10 17:00:00
A 2-year-old girl died after catching a rare virus called “Newcastle disease”. It was transmitted by a pigeon.
Death of the little girl: symptoms of the virus transmitted by a pigeon
Doctors still don’t know how the two-year-old, who was battling leukemia, caught the highly contagious virus. But they think she may have become infected by touching pigeon droppings or fluids.
The little girl was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick, New South Wales, after suffering cold-like symptoms of nausea and vomiting for three weeks. She had completed her second cycle of chemotherapy six weeks earlier.
Doctors said she had not traveled recently and had not been in contact with pets or sick family members.
Over the next four days, her condition deteriorated and she suffered a series of epileptic seizures. Despite antibiotics and antiviral drugs, his health did not improve. “She died almost a month after being admitted after treatment failed to stop the death of brain tissue,” reports the Daily Mail. Doctors judge that this death would be “most likely caused by encephalitis.”
Death of the little girl: the effects of the virus on pigeons
“Caused by avian paramyxovirus type 1 (APMV-1), Newcastle disease causes a series of life-threatening neurological symptoms, including neck twisting or twitching wings in birds,” explains the Daily Mail.
“In France, this disease, formerly classified as MRC, is now included on the list of first category dangers for all species of birds in the poultry category. It requires action by veterinary services and the maintenance of up-to-date control plans. ’emergency”specifies ANSES.
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