Bird flu has possibly infected four agricultural workers in Washington state, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
In a press release Sunday, the Washington State Department of Health said the “workers tested presumptively positive for avian influenza after working with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm in Franklin County.” Franklin County is in the eastern half of the Evergreen State, which is known for its agriculture.
According to the health department, those possibly infected went through “mild symptoms and have been provided with antiviral medication,” and that the potential infections “are the first presumed human cases of H5 virus under investigation in Washington state.”…