Four agricultural workers tested “presumptively positive” for avian influenza, or bird flu, after working with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm in Franklin County, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

Four agricultural workers at a commercial egg farm have tested presumptively positive for avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.

Bird flu has infected a flock at a farm in Franklin County. This is the first detection of the highly contagious virus in Washington in 2024.

Washington state health officials said four agricultural workers tested presumptively positive for avian influenza, marking the first presumed human cases in the state.

Four agricultural workers in southeast Washington have preliminarily tested positive for bird flu after working with an infected poultry flock at a commercial egg farm. The cases, if confirmed, would be the first time people in Washington have contracted the virus since officials began tracking its rise across the U.

Four people have reportedly developed symptoms of avian influenza after working with infected poultry in Franklin County.

Four agricultural workers have tested “presumptively positive” for avian influenza after working with infected chickens at a commercial egg farm in Franklin Cou

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported Friday that 13 total human cases of bird flu have been confirmed in the state. The CDPH said the cases have been identified from Central Valley residents who had direct contact with infected dairy cattle.