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From: RonO <rokimoto557@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Washington state reports posible human bird flu patient
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On 10/21/2024 2:55 PM, RonO wrote:
> https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/first-presumed-human-infections-avian- 
> influenza-under-investigation-washington-state
> 
> Washington has not admitted to having infected dairy herds, but Poultry 
> flocks started to go down with H5N1, and in all the other states the 
> poultry flocks have gotten infected from infected dairy herds.
> 
> Four of the poultry workers are being tested because they started to 
> exhibit symptoms after working with the infected birds.
> 
> Ron Okimoto
> 

https://www.nbc26.com/health/bird-flu/4-farm-workers-become-the-first-to-test-positive-for-bird-flu-in-washington-state

This update indicates that 4 poultry workers exhibited symptoms and 
tested positive for H5N1.  Samples were sent to the CDC for 
verification.  This article also claims that other workers are also 
being tested so the number of infected is likely to change.  Officials 
are trying to contact other employees and contractors that worked at the 
farm so that they can be tested.

Contact tracing should be done so that Washington can identify the dairy 
herd that likely infected the poultry farm due to shared workers.

Ron Okimoto