Bird Flu Confirmed in Colorado Poultry Workers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed two additional cases of H5N1 bird flu among Colorado poultry farm workers. This follows four confirmed infections reported last week and a fifth suspected case. A CDC team is assisting Colorado in managing the outbreak.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed two additional cases of H5N1 bird flu among poultry farm workers in Colorado.

This comes after Colorado reported four confirmed infections last week and was monitoring a fifth suspected case. The two new cases involve workers who had been exposed to infected poultry during depopulation and disposal activities.

The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has been spreading globally, affecting wild birds, poultry, and various mammalian species. The CDC has deployed a nine-member field team, including epidemiologists, veterinarians, clinicians, and an industrial hygienist, to assist Colorado in evaluating the outbreak and the human cases.

(With inputs from agencies.)