Two California farm works test positive for bird flu

04 Oct 2024, 03:36 by Darryl Coote · UPI

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Two California farm workers have tested positive for bird flu, federal health officials said Thursday, marking the first two human cases of the virus in the state.

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention said in a release that both patients became infected with H5N1 bird flu through occupational exposure to infected dairy cows.