Washington farm workers test positive for avian flu
Health officials are investigating the first presumed human cases of bird flu in Washington state after four agricultural workers tested positive for H5N1 last week. Why it matters: These are Washington's first presumed human cases of avian flu,
Bird flu suspected in four Washington farm workers, CDC sends team
The CDC is deploying a team to Washington state to assess the health of farm workers who culled poultry suffering from bird flu after four workers are presumed to have been infected by the virus, U.S.
Bird Flu Cases Presumed in Four Washington Farm Workers, State Says
Bird flu is presumed to have infected four poultry workers in Washington state, making it the sixth U.S. state to identify human cases this year, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
Four test positive in WA’s first human bird flu infections
Washington state health officials said four agricultural workers tested presumptively positive for avian influenza, marking the first presumed human cases in the state.
4 farm workers test presumptively positive in WA's first human bird flu infections
The Washington State Department of Health is investigating after four agricultural workers tested presumptively positive for the first human infections of bird flu.
Presumed human infections with avian influenza under investigation in Washington
Four workers at an egg farm in Southeast Washington’s Franklin County tested presumptively positive for avian influenza after working with infected poultry, according to state health officials. The four are the first presumed human cases of H5N1 under investigation in Washington,
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Washington reports four presumptive H5N1 cases in humans
The CDC reports a total of 27 human cases of H5N1 in the United States, not including the recent presumptive cases. So far, ...
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4 presumed human H5N1 cases reported in Washington
Four workers a commercial egg farm in Franklin County, Washington, have tested presumptively positive for H5 highly ...
H5N1 could combine with seasonal flu to create a more dangerous virus strain
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Wastewater Acts as an Early Warning System for Bird Flu Outbreaks
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Is it time to freak out about bird flu?
Helen Branswell, STAT’s infectious disease reporter, has been writing about H5N1 bird flu for 20 years. If you’re aware of the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cattle — you may have seen ...
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CDC: Human Risk from H5N1 Bird Flu is Low | ID Week 2024
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Wild Australian species to be vaccinated to reduce impact of deadly H5N1 bird flu strain
CANBERRA: Wild populations of Australian endangered animals will be vaccinated against a deadly strain of bird flu in an ...
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H5N1 Virus Found in Beef for First Time, FSIS Says
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday that the H5N1 virus was discovered in meat from a single cull dairy cow as part of testing of 96 dairy cows. APHIS said the meat ...
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H5N1 type avian influenza, which is prevalent worldwide, is detected for the first time in Korea this year.
Anchor] H5N1 type avian influenza, which is prevalent worldwide, was detected in wild birds in Korea for the first time this ...
As bird flu outbreaks rise, piles of dead cattle become shocking Central Valley tableau
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