Oregon Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu

This brings the total of infected person in the United States this year to 52 across seven states as of Nov. 15.
Oregon Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
A person holds a test tube labeled "Bird Flu," in this picture illustration, on Jan. 14, 2023. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo / Reuters
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Friday that an Oregon resident had tested positive for avian influenza, marking the state’s first human case of bird flu.

The infected individual was linked to a “commercial poultry operation” in Clackamas County, where the virus had been detected in 150,000 birds, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) said in a statement.
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