Bird Flu: CDC advises doctors to look out for bird flu infections among dairy farm workers

CDC to doctors: Look out for bird flu infections among dairy farm workers The CDC urged medical practitioners on Friday to be on the lookout for people who might have contracted H5N1 bird flu from cows. Helen Branswell STAT

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged medical practitioners on Friday to be on the lookout for people who might have contracted H5N1 bird flu from cows. The agency also urged state health departments to rapidly assess any suspected human cases, and recommended that dairy farms with confirmed or suspected outbreaks require workers to use personal protective equipment.

The recommendations were outlined in a health alert network advisory, or HAN in CDC parlance. The advisory is in response to the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in at least 16 dairy herds in six states across the country, which has led to at least one human infection so far. ...

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