Avian flu confirmed in Colorado dairy farm worker [Video]

The man had direct contact with dairy cows that were infected with the virus, CDPHE said. The man had mild symptoms, reporting only getting pink eye, the health department said. He was given antiviral treatment along with oseltamivir, CDPHE said.

The man reported his symptoms to state health officials, who then tested him for avian influenza. CDPHE’s results were inconclusive, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. More specimens were sent to the CDC for additional testing, which confirmed the infection.

This case marks the fourth human avian flu case in the U.S. due to an ongoing multistate outbreak of avian flu in dairy cattle, the CDC said. The other confirmed cases were in Texas, with one case, and Michigan, with two infections.

This is the first human case of avian flu …