Bird Flu: Colorado outbreaks die down but state continues montoring

Bird flu outbreaks die down, but Colorado keeps monitoring cows and poultry Colorado's outbreak of avian flu in poultry and dairy cattle seems to have died down, though the state continues to monitor farms for signs of the virus. Medical Xpress

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That doesn't include regularly testing farms' workers though—unless they have symptoms and their employers have a known outbreak.

Dairies have to bulk-test their milk at least once a week for H5N1, a flu virus that is particularly lethal to poultry and spilled over to cattle earlier this year. Poultry farms that had to cull their animals because of infections also must test as they introduce new birds, in case they missed something while disinfecting.

Surveillance of people is far less regular, though.

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