Extreme heat may be crucial factor in human spread of bird flu
by Melody Schreiber from Environment | The Guardian on (#6PB11)
As heatwaves hit the US, farm workers struggle to wear PPE. The country now faces its biggest human outbreak
Extreme heat may be a crucial factor behind the biggest bird flu outbreak in humans in the US as officials continue to track the virus' spread.
A heatwave in Colorado likely caused personal protective equipment not to work correctly for workers culling poultry infected with H5N1, a highly pathogenic bird flu. Four people have tested positive for H5N1 and a fifth is also expected to have their case confirmed as bird flu, officials said this week.
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