Overview

• Washington is the sixth U.S. state to report human cases of bird flu this year, with four workers at a Franklin County egg farm testing presumptively positive.
• The workers exhibited mild symptoms such as respiratory issues and conjunctivitis and have been treated with antiviral medication.
• Approximately 800,000 chickens were culled at the affected farm following the detection of avian influenza in the flock.
• Health officials emphasize that there is no current evidence of human-to-human transmission, and the risk to the general public remains low.
• The CDC is conducting further testing to confirm the cases, while local health authorities continue to monitor and test individuals exposed to infected poultry.