LOS ANGELES - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of bird flu in a child in California. This is the first reported avian influenza H5 virus infection in a child in the US.

A California child was confirmed to be the first U.S. child to become infected with bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that bird flu was found in a child in California, according to a press release issued Friday. The case is the first reported such infection in a child in the U.