As positive cases in poultry and cows increase across the country, more workers are exposed to the virus when having to cull infected flocks and herds. In Colorado, human cases have doubled in the past week due to increased heat combined with inadequate PPE use -- feathers flying around are one of the ways that avian flu can be transmitted to humans. The CDC sent a team to test farm workers and work with them on improving working conditions for their safety. Making sure that our food remains safe should not come at the expense of the workers -- to read more about what's happening in Colorado, head over to one of these resources:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/07/16/bird-flu-outbreak-colorado-update/74427629007/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/07/16/bird-flu-colorado-poultry-cow/
