First presumed human infections of avian influenza under …
11 hours ago · The cases took place at a farm that was the site of an avian influenza outbreak in chickens. About 800,000 birds were euthanized after test results by the Washington State Department of Agriculture on Oct. 15 showed that they were infected with avian influenza.
Four people test presumptively positive for bird flu in Franklin …
11 hours ago · These cases are the first presumed human instances bird flu under investigation in Washington. "Cases of highly parthenogenic avian influenza have been reported in several states across the country.
Four test positive in WA’s first human bird flu infections
8 hours ago · Washington state health officials are investigating after four agricultural workers tested presumptively positive for bird flu, marking the first presumed human cases in the state, the Washington ...
Washington DOH finds possible first human cases of bird flu - KREM.com
11 hours ago · Washington is the sixth state to identify a human infection of H5N1 or avian influenza. H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has caused ongoing multistate outbreaks in poultry, dairy ...
Four farm workers in Washington appear to test positive for bird flu
1 day ago · Four agricultural workers in southeast Washington have preliminarily tested positive for bird flu after working with an infected poultry flock at a commercial egg farm. The cases, if confirmed, would be the first time people in Washington have contracted the virus since officials began tracking its rise across the U.S., in birds and other ...
Franklin County the site of first presumed human infection of avian ...
5 hours ago · By KIRO 7 News Staff October 20, 2024 at 7:40 pm PDT FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health is investigating the first possible human infections of avian influenza in ...
Franklin County egg farm workers contract bird flu
6 hours ago · They are the first presumed human cases of H5 bird flu under investigation in Washington, the department said in a news release Sunday. The employees worked at a farm where the flu broke out in ...
Four test positive in Washington's first human bird flu infections
5 hours ago · Washington state health officials are investigating after four agricultural workers tested presumptively positive for bird flu, marking the first presumed human cases in the state, the Washington ...
News Releases | Washington State Department of Agriculture
4 days ago · OLYMPIA – Washington state’s first 2024 detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a commercial poultry operation. The highly contagious virus spreads rapidly in poultry environments, causing severe illness or death among infected birds. High numbers of sudden death in chickens at one of the commercial farm's locations were reported on Friday, Oct. 11.
Pasco egg farm workers infected with bird flu ... - Tacoma News …
11 hours ago · Workers at other poultry farms in the greater Tri-Cities area with symptoms such as red eyes or respiratory infections since Oct. 7 should contact the Benton Franklin Health District at 509-460-4550.
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