A case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, has been confirmed in a man who was working at a dairy farm in northeastern Colorado.
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A fourth person in the United States has tested positive for H5 bird flu in connection to an ongoing outbreak among dairy cattle across the country. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Wednesday that it has identified the state’s first…
A fourth dairy worker in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu. Health officials said Wednesday that the worker in Colorado had an eye infection and has since recovered. The man worked on a farm in Colorado where dairy cows tested positive for the virus.
Public health officials have diagnosed a Colorado farm worker with the country’s fourth human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state’s department of health reported Wednesday.
A Colorado dairy farm worker is the nation's fourth person to test positive for the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus, the Centers for Disease Control announced Wednesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday that a fourth person has caught bird flu after exposure to dairy cattle. The new case is the first in Colorado.
Public health officials have diagnosed a Colorado farm worker with the country’s fourth human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state’s department of health reported Wednesday.
