Wisconsin's first human avian flu infection reported along with second poultry flock case

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Wisconsin’s first human avian flu infection reported along with second poultry flock case

Erik Gunn, Wisconsin ExaminerDecember 19, 2024

A farm worker in Barron County has tested positive for avian influenza after being exposed to a poultry flock infected with the virus, Wisconsin health officials said Wednesday. The woman is the first person identified with the infection in Wisconsin.

At the other end of the state, a case of the highly contagious disease has turned up in a Kenosha County poultry flock, according to the state agriculture department. The flock has been isolated and will be destroyed.

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