CDC Assesses Workers Infected with Bird Flu

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Bird flu suspected in four Washington farm workers, CDC sends team

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The CDC is deploying a team to Washington state to assess the health of farm workers who culled poultry suffering from bird flu.

Four workers are presumed to have been infected by the virus.

Infections with both types of virus simultaneously could increase the risk of changes that could make bird flu spread more easily in people and potentially cause a pandemic.

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