Three poultry workers in northeastern Colorado are suspected to be infected with avian flu. Human cases sSpread across the USstate and federal health officials said Friday.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the three workers were culling chickens at an egg-laying facility where there has been an outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza, which has spread among wild birds and is infecting dairy cows in several states.
State officials said the workers were experiencing mild symptoms, including conjunctivitis and other common respiratory infections, and none of them were hospitalized.
By u1news-staff
