Two additional human cases of bird flu boost U.S. total to 41
The Centers for Disease Control said 41 people, two more than previously confirmed, have contracted bird flu in the seven months since the viral disease first was identified in dairy cattle in Texas. One of the new cases was in California and the other was listed as "jurisdiction pending" in a CDC tally.
Colorado workers are first since 2022 to catch bird flu from poultry
A total of five workers — two more than initially reported — contracted mild cases of bird flu while culling infected chickens with the viral disease on an egg farm, said Colorado public health officials. They were the first poultry workers known to have contracted bird flu since May 2022; four dairy farmworkers have been diagnosed with the disease, which is also spread by cows, since April, including one in Colorado.