A man working on a dairy farm in northeast Colorado has become the fourth human in the United States to test positive for bird flu this year. He had direct contact with infected cattle, and his symptoms included pink eye. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports that in coordination with the U.
S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Colorado Department of Agriculture, it has identified a human case of avian influenza H5 infection associated with a multi-state virus outbreak in dairy cattle . The adult male had mild symptoms, reporting only conjunctivitis (pink eye).
He reported his symptoms to state health officials, who tested him for influenza at the State Public Health Laboratory. “Specimens forwarded to CDC for additional testing were positive for avian flu. CDPHE gave the individual antiviral treatment with oseltamivir following CDC guidance.
He has recovered.” The report said. “This case is an employee at a dairy farm in northeast Colorado who had direct exposure to dairy cattle infected with avian flu.
” Additional details were not provided to protect patient privacy, and the state wants the public to take this information on faith. Three others who worked with cattle in Michigan and Texas suffered from bird flu earlier in this year and recovered. So did a Colorado poultry worker in 2022.
“Our partnership with the Colorado Department of Agriculture has been crucial in disseminating information to dairy farmers across the s.