The risk of bird flu spreading more widely to people remains low, but present, after a confirmed case in Colorado, infectious-disease experts said
A case of avian influenza in a person in Colorado demonstrates why poultry companies are working to contain the potentially deadly pathogen, infectious-disease experts said, though the risk of broader spread in people remains low.
was an inmate at a state correctional facility in Delta County who was exposed to infected birds while working at a commercial farm in Montrose County, Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment said. He reported only one symptom of fatigue and recovered after a few days, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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