The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a third U.S. bird flu hospitalization, Wyoming’s health department said Friday after a woman was admitted to a healthcare facility in neighboring Colorado.
Bird flu case with “flu-like symptoms” reported in Colorado, 1 person hospitalized Read More »
Avian flu continues to impact agriculture workers and their operations, causing some companies in Northern Colorado to spend millions of dollars to combat further spread.
Northern Colorado ag workers meet with Sen. Hickenlooper to discuss avian flu Read More »
The outdoor temperature flirted with 100 degrees and heat advisories blanketed the region earlier this month as workers arrived at a commercial poultry operation in Weld County to start killing chickens.
State health workers distributed antiviral medication earlier this week to more than 150 workers who were potentially exposed to poultry infected with avian flu at a commercial egg facility in Weld County.
More than 100 poultry workers likely exposed to avian flu, Colorado health officials say Read More »
The most recent report of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has resulted in the depopulation of 1.8 million head of poultry at a commercial table egg facility in Weld County. Colorado State Veterinarian Dr. Maggie Baldwin said the state’s dairies and poultry facilities have cooperated with her office diligently to reduce the spread of HPAI.
State vet: 1.8 million head of poultry depopulated due to bird flu in Weld County Read More »
When Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of disaster in Colorado because of a surge in Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), known commonly as bird flu, it ignited both a mix of public concern and political debate.
Colorado health officials on Wednesday announced that a dairy worker in northeastern Colorado contracted bird flu after having close contact with sick cattle.
Colorado health officials identify another human case of bird flu in the state Read More »
Colorado’s outbreak of bird flu among dairy cattle is now the worst in the country, with more cases in the past month than any other state, according to the latest state and federal data.
Colorado now has the worst outbreak of bird flu among dairy cattle in the country Read More »
Officials from several government agencies said today that tests for the presence of remnants of high path avian influenza (HPAI) in milk and dairy products show that pasteurization inactivates the virus, making the dairy products safe, but testing continues.
Study: Pasteurization cures milk from bird flu, but steer away from ‘raw milk’ Read More »
Colorado is now one of nine states in which dairy cattle have tested positive for avian influenza.
Dairy herd in Northeast Colorado tests positive for Bird Flu, USDA lab reports Read More »
