Cluster of Influenza A(H5) Cases Associated with Poultry Exposure at Two Facilities – Colorado, July 2024

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Alden, Nisha ; Armistead, Isaac ; Burakoff, Alexis ; Comstock, Nicole ; Cronquist, Alicia ; Davis, C. Todd ; Drehoff, Cara C. ; Ellington, Sascha ; Frutos, Aaron M. ; Herlihy, Rachel K. ; Kirby, Marie K. ; Kniss, Krista ; Kohnen, Allison ; Matzinger, Shannon R. ; Pagano, H. Pamela ; Ratnabalasuriar, Radhika ; Reed, Carrie ; Rossheim, Alexandria ; Singleton, Jordan ; Stringer, Ginger ; Sutter, Rebekah A. ; Travanty, Emily A. ; Wang, Dennis ; Wellbrock, Alegha ; White, Elizabeth B.
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. H5N1 Field Investigation Team
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Humans who have contact with influenza A(H5N1) virus-infected cattle or poultry can become infected. What is added by this report? The first known cluster of human influenza A(H5) cases in the United States associated with poultry exposure occurred in Colorado; 109 (16.4%) of 663 workers performing poultry depopulation reported symptoms and received testing, and nine (8.3%) of the workers who received testing for influenza A(H5) received a positive result. All nine cases were associated with mild illness, with conjunctivitis as the most common symptom. What are the implications for public health practice? As the prevalence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b genotype B3.13 increases, U.S. public health agencies should prepare to rapidly investigate and respond to illness in agricultural workers, including workers with limited access to health care. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Cattle Communicable Diseases Dairy Products Food Industry Occupational Health Safety Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Avian Influenza Bird Flu Cattle Industry Dairy Products Infectious Diseases Pathogens Poultry Viral Infections
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Adams, Eileen ; Alford, Alexis ; Andersen, Kevin ; Brown, Lauren ; Cassidy, Finn ; Delmonico, Chris ; Denning, Jacqueline ; Duval, Lauren ; Duvall, Gordon ; Good, Kristen ; Hermann, Rebecca ; James, Dawn ; Jones, Cynthia ; Leinberger, Jenna ; Lequia, Gabrielle ; Livesay, Ella ; Lundin, Jeff ; Mallal, Daniel ; Nguyen, Van ; Nichols, Janell ; Oquendo, Julissa ; Owen, Mackenzie ; Pysnack, Nicholas ; Romero, Jennae ; Vital, Kevin C. ; Baldwin, Maggie ; McCarty, Morgan
• Volume:
  73
• Issue:
  34
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070127
• Citation:
  MMWR 2024 Aug; 73(34):734-739
• Email:
  uqt2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f94a4baac96bb0c251d7269c51d272b099b3f63f2023b6c235067c2ffe8f6e845c8f6ff6f2401080c6c489cbbc1f58b7952c974a71f1b9d28453e72203b8bcae
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183043/cdc_183043_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 223.20 KB ]