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Jul. 16, 2024 at 10:54 am CDT

Colorado workers who contracted bird flu were working during extreme heat and under large fans, factors that made wearing protective equipment difficult and potentially contributed to their infections, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.

By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen/Reuters

Jul. 15, 2024 at 2:22 pm CDT

The CDC, in a statement dated July 14, said its team of epidemiologists, veterinarians, clinicians and an industrial hygienist was working to support Colorado's assessment of the outbreak and the human cases.

By Reuters

Jul. 15, 2024 at 9:31 am CDT

Oklahoma has detected bird flu in a herd of dairy cattle, the state's agriculture department said on Friday, making it the 13th U.S. state to find the virus.

By Reuters

Jul. 10, 2024 at 10:11 am CDT

States in the U.S. are playing a key role in the nation's response to a growing outbreak of avian flu among dairy cattle that has also infected a small number of humans. The states are chiefly responsible for testing cows and people for the virus, but they take different approaches. Scientists tracking bird flu are increasingly concerned that current surveillance efforts are not sufficient.

By Leah Douglas and P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters

Jul. 8, 2024 at 2:26 pm CDT

The bird flu strain found in cows in the United States is not easily transmitted through the air among ferrets, a new study shows, although the scientist who led the work said it had shown some ability to spread this way.

By Jennifer Rigby, Reuters