Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US

Bird flu infects two California workers exposed to sick cows

California officials said Thursday they have identified the first two human cases of bird flu in farm workers from the state’s Central Valley amid a nationwide outbreak that’s spread through cattle and poultry, according to ADM Investor Services.

Two California dairy workers catch bird flu, as outbreak grows to 16

More than 250 dairy herds have been infected in 14 US states since the outbreak was confirmed earlier this year.

Ohio conducts serosurvey as new human cases of H5N1 appear in California

COLUMBUS — As California confirms its first two human cases of H5N1 bird flu this week, the Ohio Department of Health partnered with the CDC in mid-September to collect and examine blood tests gathered during a conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners in Columbus.

2 California dairy workers are latest human cases of bird flu in the US

The workers both developed mild symptoms of eye redness, health officials said.

CDC confirms California’s first human cases of bird flu in two dairy workers

California reports first human cases of bird flu in two dairy workers. No known link between the two cases. Risk to the general public remains low.

Two Central California farmworkers test positive for bird flu

By Brenda Goodman | CNN Two farmworkers in California tested positive for H5 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Thursday. The confirmation came hours after the California Department of Public Health announced the first two presumptive positive cases in humans in the state. Both workers’ specimens were submitted to CDC for confirmatory testing. Health officials said the two cases appeared to be unrelated. The…