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Bird flu detected in a human for first time in Iowa
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday the state’s first human case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza. According to a press release from the department, the individual is a commercial poultry worker who was exposed by a flock in northwest Iowa.
Iowa reports first human case of bird flu
The individual, who reported mild symptoms, was exposed to the virus while working with a commercial flock in northwest Iowa.
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