A farm worker has contracted Ohio's first human case of bird flu: What to know
The first case of bird flu in a human in Ohio has been reported, according to officials. A farm worker from Mercer County, Ohio, located on the state's western border along Indiana, came into contact with deceased poultry that was infected with the virus, the Ohio Department of Health announced on Wednesday.
Ohio poultry worker a ‘probable’ human influenza A(H5) case
A worker at a poultry farm in Ohio is the state’s first probable human case of influenza A (H5), also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Ohio reports first human case of bird flu in poultry farm worker
Ohio recorded its first probable human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu. According to the Ohio Department of Health, the patient is a man who works at a farm in Mercer County and was in contact with dead commercial poultry infected with the virus.
ODH reports first human case of bird flu in western Ohio farm worker
While the risk to Ohioans is low, the best way to prevent bird flu is to avoid unprotected exposures to sick or dead birds or to their environment,” said ODH Director Bruce V
Experts sound the alarm as Ohio farmworker’s bird flu sparks fear it’s the next pandemic
Bird flu has now spread to humans in a dozen states after public health officials confirmed an Ohio man had contracted the disease. The Mercer County farmworker had come into contact with deceased commercial poultry,
Ohio reports first probable human case of bird flu
The Ohio Department of Health is reporting the state’s first probable human case of bird flu. According to Ohio health officials, a male Mercer County farm worker became infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) after coming in contact with “deceased commercial poultry.
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Ohio reports state’s first human case of bird flu in poultry farm worker
Ohio has recorded its first probable case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in humans. According to the Ohio Department of Health, the patient is a man who works at a farm in Mercer ...