Re: Washington state reports posible human bird flu patient

On 10/21/2024 2:55 PM, RonO wrote:

https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/first-presumed-human-infections-avian- influenza-under-investigation-washington-state
 Washington has not admitted to having infected dairy herds, but Poultry flocks started to go down with H5N1, and in all the other states the poultry flocks have gotten infected from infected dairy herds.
 Four of the poultry workers are being tested because they started to exhibit symptoms after working with the infected birds.
 Ron Okimoto
 

https://www.nbc26.com/health/bird-flu/4-farm-workers-become-the-first-to-test-positive-for-bird-flu-in-washington-state
This update indicates that 4 poultry workers exhibited symptoms and tested positive for H5N1.  Samples were sent to the CDC for verification.  This article also claims that other workers are also being tested so the number of infected is likely to change.  Officials are trying to contact other employees and contractors that worked at the farm so that they can be tested.
Contact tracing should be done so that Washington can identify the dairy herd that likely infected the poultry farm due to shared workers.
Ron Okimoto