US Confirms 2 Human Bird Flu Cases in Washington State

More egg farm workers sick with avian flu. CDC sends help for Eastern WA outbreak
Tamiflu is a prescription antiviral medicine commonly used for seasonal influenza that is being offered as a preventative measure for avian influenza, said Dr. Steven Krager, the interim health officer for Benton and Franklin counties. It also is being offered to workers who have symptoms or have tested positive to help them fight the infection.
CDC confirms 2 human cases of bird flu after outbreak on Washington farm
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention confirmed two human cases of avian influenza in Washington on Thursday following an outbreak on a commercial poultry farm.
US CDC Confirms Second Human Bird Flu Case in Missouri With No Known Exposure to Farm Animals
The second case of a person contracting bird flu or H5N1 virus despite not being exposed to poultry or dairy cows has been reported, US health officials said. According to reports, this person had shared a home with a patient who was first hospitalized with bird flu in August.
Bird flu cases rise to 31 in US, still no evidence of person-to-person spread: CDC
The number of bird flu cases has risen to 31 in the U.S. but there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission, the CDC said in a press conference on Thursday.
CDC confirms two Franklin County cases of bird flu in humans
The Washington State Department of Health says neither person has experienced severe illness or been hospitalized.
CDC sends help as more WA egg farm workers test positive for bird flu
The number of workers at a Franklin County commercial egg farm who have now tested positive for avian influenza has increased to eight, according to preliminary test results.
Serologic tests rule out avian flu in Missouri health workers; CDC confirms 2 Washington infections
Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today said serologic testing has ruled out H5 avian flu infection among five healthcare workers who had symptoms around the time they were exposed to a patient in Missouri, though results suggest a household contact was likely infected at the same time.
Bird flu infects 4 in Washington state; CDC deploys team
Bird flu has possibly infected four agricultural workers in Washington state, according to the Washington State Department of Health. In a press release Sunday, the Washington State Department of Health said the “workers tested presumptively positive for avian influenza after working with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm in Franklin County.
CDC confirms 2 human cases of bird flu in Washington
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention confirmed two human cases of avian influenza in Washington on Thursday following an outbreak on a commercial poultry farm.
CDC confirms two people in Washington infected with bird flu
Federal health authorities have confirmed at least two people in Washington have contracted bird flu after working around poultry with the virus at a commercial egg farm in Franklin County. State and local health officials on Sunday revealed four people in Washington were “presumptively” positive for the illness,
Health officials investigating after bird flu detected in Washington workers
Human and animal health agencies are working closely together to prevent further spread and better understand this strain of the illness.
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