Arizona Reports Its First Human Cases of Bird Flu

Fifty-eight human infections have been reported across the country so far, with California accounting for the majority.

A person holds a test tube in this picture illustration, on Jan. 14, 2023. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

Arizona revealed the first instances of H5 avian flu infection in humans in the state, with two people infected, while California is probing a potential infection in a child.

The individuals were “exposed to infected poultry while working at a commercial facility in Pinal County,” the Arizona Department of Health Services said in a Dec. 6 statement. Both of them reported mild symptoms and have recovered.