Friday, January 17, 2025

CDC confirms four cases of avian influenza in poultry employees

By Elizabeth Bobenhausen Poultry Times staff ebobenhausen@poultrytimes.com

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GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The United States has struggled with cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) or bird flu this year. The first cases were extraordinary due to the virus being found amongst cattle.

Most of the time avian influenza is found in poultry. While it is possible for the virus to jump from one species to another, it is rare. Nevertheless, four cases of HPAI have been confirmed in poultry employees in Colorado, with a suspected fifth case. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the farm employees worked at a commercial egg layer company that needed to. . .

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