US Health Officials Confirm 4 New Bird Flu Cases, in Colorado Poultry Workers

US Health Officials Confirm 4 New Bird Flu Cases, in Colorado Poultry Workers
A person holds a test tube labelled "Bird Flu", in this picture illustration, on January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
The Associated Press
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Four poultry workers in Colorado have been diagnosed with bird flu, health officials confirmed Sunday.

The new cases bring the U.S. total to nine since the first human case of the current outbreak was detected in 2022, also in a Colorado poultry worker. Eight of the nine were reported this year.