Wisconsin health officials announce the first presumptive positive human case of bird flu in the state, located in Barron County. The infected individual reportedly had contact with an infected flock.
Wisconsin health officials believe they have detected the first human case of bird flu in the state this year. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) said it detected 'the first presumptive positive human case' of bird flu in Barron County, Wisconsin . The person believed to be infected with bird flu , also known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ( HPAI ), reportedly had exposure to an infected flock.
Officials say the case was identified through testing done by the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, but confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is still pending. Both Barron County and state health services are monitoring farmworkers who may have been exposed to the virus, according to a news release from Wisconsin DHS. Anyone who works with infected birds, poultry or cows, or has recreational exposure to them, is at a higher risk of being infected. Previous bird flu outbreaks were reported throughout the region earlier in the year, including in a Benton County dairy farm herd. Earlier this month, the USDA ordered testing of the nation's entire milk supply to combat the spread of bird flu in cows
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