Tag: h5 avian flu
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First human case of H5 bird flu in U.S. detected in Colorado; risk to public low, officials say
An inmate at the state correctional facility in Delta County is the first person in the United States to test positive for the H5 avian flu, state officials said Thursday. The man came in contact with the virus when he worked at a commercial farm in Montrose County as part of a pre-release employment program,…