Washington state officials identify 4 new cases of bird flu

Washington state officials identify four new cases of bird flu, as H5N1 outbreak spreads
Four agricultural workers in Washington state were recently diagnosed with avian influenza A (H5N1). The cases mark the first human infections of the disease under investigation in the state.
How did H5N1 bird flu get introduced to California's dairy industry?
Dairy industry experts say the virus entered California after local cows were shipped to another state and then returned to California.
Bird Flu Update as Virus Suspected in Four Washington Farmers
Four egg farm workers in Washington state have tested "presumptively positive" for bird flu.
Four farmworkers in Washington state test positive for bird flu
Four agricultural workers in Washington state have tested positive for bird flu, the first human cases of H5N1 virus to be reported in the state. Washington is the sixth state to report a human infection of avian flu.
Quest Diagnostics to Launch H5N1 Bird Flu Test
Quest Diagnostics plans to introduce an H5N1 bird flu test by late October following contracts from the CDC. The test aims to assist in detecting and managing potential bird flu outbreaks as well as the lesser-known Oropouche virus.
Washington Becomes 6th State to Report Bird Flu in Humans
Four farm workers who helped cull poultry on an commercial egg farm in Washington are presumed to have been infected with bird flu, making that state the sixth in the country to report human H5N1 infections this year.
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