Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency for a bird flu outbreak at a commercial poultry facility in Weld County, north of Denver. Several workers at the egg farm who had been culling poultry in response to the spread of avian influenza have tested positive for the disease.
Until this month, CDC records show, no other poultry-to-human transmissions had been reported. However, since April 1, 2024, four workers on U.S. dairy farms have tested positive for bird flu after interacting with cattle: two in Michigan, one in Texas, and, most recently, one in Colorado.
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