Washington reports 4 suspected H5 avian flu infections in poultry workers
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 The Washington State Department of Health (WSDH) yesterday reported its first suspected avian flu infections in people, which involve four agricultural workers who tested positive after working with infected poultry at an egg-laying farm in Franklin County. Elsewhere, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on October18 reported 2 more confirmed H5 infections in people who were exposed to sick dairy cattle, raising the state’s