Bird Flu Outbreak Worsens Amid Heatwave – US Dairy Workers Struggle to Wear PPE
Denver, Colorado – Heatwaves sweeping across the United States have posed challenges for dairy workers trying to wear personal protective equipment (PPE). This has coincided with the country’s largest human outbreak of bird flu, with officials closely monitoring the spread of the virus. The outbreak has been linked to extreme heat, potentially impacting the effectiveness of PPE for workers dealing with poultry infected with H5N1, a highly pathogenic bird flu strain. In Colorado, four individuals …