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HPAI devastating western Ohio, first human case reported

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By Matt Reese For years, western Ohio’s concentrated hub of commercial poultry producers planned and prepared for the possibility of high path avian influenza spread by wild birds, hoping it would never happen. On Dec. 24 of 2024, though, it happened. “For perspective of how this is really a huge impact, we’ve been dealing with

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Ohio reports first case of a human infected with bird flu in the state – BG Independent News

By JAN McLAUGHLIN BG Independent News Ohio – the leader in bird flu outbreaks in the U.S. – had its first human case of bird flu reported last week. The Ohio Department of Health announced Wednesday that a man from Mercer County who works on a farm came into contact with deceased poultry that was infected with the virus. Mercer County is located about 100 miles southwest of Wood County. As of Friday, the severity of the case had not been released

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