A fourth farm worker has been infected with bird flu in the growing outbreak linked to dairy cows, health officials reported Wednesday.
The worker had direct contact with infected dairy cows on a northeast Colorado farm, state and federal health officials said. The man developed pink eye, or conjunctivitis, received antiviral treatment and has recovered.
Three previous cases of human infection linked to cows have been reported in dairy workers in Texas and Michigan since March. Two of those workers also developed pink eye, while one had mild respiratory symptoms, In 2022, the first U.S. case of bird flu was detected in a Colorado farm worker exposed to infected poultry.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the new infection “does not change” the agency's assessment that the risk to the general public remains low. Surveillance systems tracking flu in the U.S. have shown no unusual activity, officials said. However, people with prolonged contact with to infected birds or other animals, including livestock, or to their environments, are at higher risk of infection.
The Colorado man was being monitored when he developed symptoms because of his work with dairy cows, according to the CDC. Tests at the state level were inconclusive, but samples sent to CDC tested positive. Full results of genetic analysis of the sample are pending.
As of Wednesday, more than 135 dairy herds in a dozen states had reported infections with the H5N1 virus that originated in poultry, according to the Agriculture Department.
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FILE - Dairy cattle feed at a farm in New Mexico on March 31, 2017. A fourth dairy worker in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu. On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, U.S. health officials said a fourth dairy worker has been infected with bird flu in the outbreak linked to U.S. dairy cows. The man, who worked on a Colorado farm where dairy cows tested positive for the virus, developed conjunctivitis or pink eye, Colorado health officials said. The worker received antiviral treatment and has recovered. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
BERLIN (AP) — A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.
A jury headed by American director Todd Haynes awarded the Golden Bear trophy to “Dreams (Sex Love)” by director Dag Johan Haugerud.
Haynes called it a “meditation on love” that “cuts you to the quick with its keen intelligence.”
The film focuses on a teenager played by Ella Øverbyer, infatuated with her female French teacher, and the reactions of her mother and grandmother when they discover her private writings. It’s the third part of a trilogy Haugerud has completed in the past year. “Sex” premiered at Berlin in 2024, and “Love” was screened at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
The runner-up Silver Bear prize went to Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro’s dystopian drama “The Blue Trail.” Argentine director Ivan Fund’s rural saga “The Message” won the third-place Jury Prize.
The best director prize went to Huo Meng for “Living the Land,” set in fast-changing 1990s China.
Rose Byrne was named best performer for her role as an overwhelmed mother in the Mary Bronstein-directed “If I had Legs, I’d Kick You.” Andrew Scott won the supporting performer trophy for playing composer Richard Rodgers in Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon.”
The climax of the festival known as the Berlinale came on the eve of Germany’s parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by migration and the economy.
The national election is being held seven months early, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition collapsed in a dispute about how to revitalize the country’s economy.
Efforts to curb migration have emerged as a central issue in the campaign — along with the question of how to handle the challenge from the far-right Alternative for Germany, which appears to be on course for its strongest national election result yet.
Mexican director Ernesto Martinez Bucio, right, and producer Alejandro Duran pose with a viewfinder as part of the Best First Feature Award during the winner's photocall at the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Ronny Hartmann/Pool via AP)
Mexican director Ernesto Martinez Bucio poses with a viewfinder as part of the Best First Feature Award during the winner's photocall at the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Ronny Hartmann/Pool via AP)
Dag Johan Haugerud, winner of the Golden Bear for best film for 'Dreams (Sex Love)', poses for photographers at the winners photo call during the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP).
Dag Johan Haugerud, winner of the Golden Bear for best film for 'Dreams (Sex Love)', poses for photographers at the winners photo call during the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP).
Dag Johan Haugerud, winner of the Golden Bear for best film for 'Dreams (Sex Love)', poses for photographers at the winners photo call during the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP).
Venezuelan director Ivan Fund poses with the Silver Bear Jury Prize during the winner's photocall at the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Ronny Hartmann/Pool via AP)
US director Brandon Kramer, right, and US director Lance Kramer pose with the Berlinale Documentary Award during the winner's photocall at the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Ronny Hartmann/Pool via AP)
Yngve Saether, from left, Dag Johan Haugerud and Hege Hauff Hvattum, winners of the Golden Bear for best film for 'Dreams (Sex Love)', pose for photographers at the winners photo call during the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP).
Hege Hauff Hvattum, winner of the Golden Bear for best film for 'Dreams (Sex Love)', poses for photographers at the winners photo call during the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP).
Yngve Saether, from left, Dag Johan Haugerud and Hege Hauff Hvattum, winners of the Golden Bear for best film for 'Dreams (Sex Love)', pose for photographers at the winners photo call during the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP).
Ivan Fund accepts the Silver Bear jury prize for the film 'The Message' during the awards ceremony at the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP).
Australian actress Rose Byrne poses with the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance award during the winner's photocall at the International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Ronny Hartmann/Pool via AP)