The virus that causes bird flu, which has infected millions of wild and domesticated animals across dozens of states, has been detected in mallard ducklings at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, the National Park Service said.
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Infected birds wild-nature primarily through their saliva and feces, though human cases are exceedingly rare.
This file photo shows a mallard duck moving past a discarded protective face mask inside the partially-drained reflecting pool along the National Mall in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2021.
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The CDC has counted bird flu cases in more than 40 million domesticated birds and about 1,400 wild birds, but there has only been one case in humans.
A man who works with infected poultry in Colorado tested positive via a nasal swab in late April and recovered after taking the antiviral drug oseltamivir.
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Since 2003, there have been more than 860 human infections across 19 countries, about half of which have resulted in death, according to the CDC and World Health Organization.
