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.
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 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.
Presumed human infections with avian influenza under investigation in Washington
Four workers at an egg farm in Southeast Washington’s Franklin County tested presumptively positive for avian influenza after working with infected poultry, according to state health officials. The four are the first presumed human cases of H5N1 under investigation in Washington,
Egg farm workers sickened with bird flu near Pasco in WA’s 1st suspected human cases
To get breaking news alerts, click here Four workers at a commercial egg farm near Pasco in Eastern Washington have tested positive for avian influenza, according to preliminary test results. They work at a commercial poultry operation that reported many chickens suddenly dying on Oct.
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. The cases, if confirmed, woul
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