7% of Dairy Workers Showed Serologic Evidence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1)

In a study of 115 dairy workers , eight (7%) had serologic evidence of infection with A(H5N1) virus: Abstract Since April 2024, sporadic infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) viruses have been detected among dairy farm workers in the United States. To date, infections have mostly been detected through worker monitoring, and have been mild despite the possibility of more…