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.
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,
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.
Egg farm workers sickened with bird flu near Pasco in WA’s 1st suspected human cases
The worker are the first presumed human cases of the H5 bird flu virus under investigation in Washington state, the Washington state Department of Health said Sunday. The workers have had mild symptoms and have been offered antiviral medication by the Benton Franklin Health District.
Four farm workers in Washington appear to test positive for bird flu
Four agricultural workers in southeast Washington have preliminarily tested positive for bird flu after working around an infected poultry flock at a commercial egg farm.
Franklin County egg farm workers contract bird flu
Four agricultural workers tested “presumptively positive” for avian influenza, or bird flu, after working with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm in Franklin County, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
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.
Washington DOH investigating after four people test presumptively positive for bird flu
Four people have reportedly developed symptoms of avian influenza after working with infected poultry in Franklin County.
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Bird flu outbreak at Franklin County farm raises health concerns
Four agricultural workers at a commercial egg farm tested presumptively positive for avian influenza, or bird flu.
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