H5N1 bird flu infects five more humans in California

Outbreak of bird flu strain H5N1 on Cornish farm
A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in Cornwall. The government said all poultry on the infected premises - near Rosudgeon, St Ives - would be humanely culled and a 3km (1.9 mile) protection zone and 10km (6.2 mile) surveillance zone had been put in place.
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H5N1 bird flu infects five more humans in California, and one in Oregon
Health officials have announced six more H5N1 bird flu infections in humans: five in California and the first known case in Oregon.
CDC confirms Oregon's first human case of bird flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person in Oregon. The infected person is linked to a previously reported outbreak tied to a commercial poultry operation in the state,
Poultry infected with bird flu found on commercial farm in England
Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus, the U.K. government said Sunday. The H5N1 virus was found in kept birds in St. Ives, a seaside town in Cornwall. All the poultry in the infected area will be humanely culled, according to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
What Oregon’s bird flu case means for your Thanksgiving turkey
After the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon was confirmed on Friday, health officials are warning the public about what this means for poultry consumption in the state.
First human bird flu case in Oregon: What to know
One person has been infected with the H5N1 bird flu in Oregon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Friday. The report is connected to an outbreak that affected roughly 150,000 birds at a commercial poultry facility in Clackamas County.
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