Colorado confirms four human bird flu infections, fifth suspected

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Colorado confirms four human bird flu infections, fifth suspected

(Reuters) – Colorado reported four confirmed infections of H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry workers, and is checking on the status of a fifth suspected case, health authorities said on Sunday.

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The CDC has confirmed four of the Colorado cases, the state’s public health department said, with a fifth pending confirmation by the agency, which is supporting further investigation of the matter.

“Samples for a fifth worker were presumptive positive at the state laboratory on Saturday and will be sent to CDC for confirmation,” it said in a statement.

The workers showed mild symptoms, from conjunctivitis, or pink-eye, to respiratory signs, it said, though none were in hospital.

(Reporting by Devika Nair in Bengaluru and Leah Douglas; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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