Bird flu: Human cases in US rise to 13 following poultry farm outbreak

The US has confirmed three more human cases of H5N1 bird flu in an ongoing outbreak in Colorado poultry farms. It brings the country’s total number of cases to 13 this year, having seen just one before 2024.All three new patients have mild illness and have been offered oseltamivir for treatment, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement.The new cases are the latest in an outbreak in poultry farms in the state. CDC previously confirmed six cases at a different poultry farm—the first time that multiple cases have been seen in a single poultry farm in the US. The state government immediately announced the culling of 1.8 million chickens on the farm in Weld county and the testing of all workers.1“Based on available data, CDC’s current assessment is that the risk to the public from H5N1 remains low. As we learn more we will…
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