Colorado Reports New Human Cases of Bird Flu, Raising State’s Total to 10

The new cases in Colorado bring the total number of human cases of bird flu in the United States since April to 13.

A test tube labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs in a picture illustration on Jan. 14, 2023. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

Three more poultry workers have tested positive for avian flu in a second farm in Colorado’s Weld County, bringing the number of cases in the state so far to 10, state health officials said on July 25.

Nine of the cases were detected at two poultry farms and one was from a dairy farm, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in a statement.