A person in Colorado has tested positive for avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, the CDC confirmed Thursday.
Health officials confirm the first U.S. human case of avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, in Colorado Thursday, according to the CDC.The person had direct exposure to poultry and was involved in depopulating birds with presumptive H5N1 bird flu, officials said.RELATED: Illinois residents urged to take down bird feeders, baths to slow spread of avian flu
Officials said, while it is possible the detection of H5 bird flu was the result of surface contamination, they are unable to make that determination at this point, adding that the positive test result meets the criteria for an H5 case. "This case does not change the human risk assessment for the general public, which CDC considers to be low. However, people who have job-related or recreational exposures to infected birds are at higher risk of infection should take appropriate precautions," the CDC said.CDC has been monitoring for illness among people exposed to H5N1 virus-infected birds since these outbreaks were detected in U.S. wild birds and poultry in late 2021 and into 2022.
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