BARRON, Wis. – A poultry farm worker 50 miles north of Eau Claie has tested positive for bird flu — the first apparent human case in Wisconsin. She is among 19 people potentially exposed to the infected poultry at a commercial breeding facility. The state Health Department lab in Madison described the woman’s symptoms as mild — a sore throat, slight fever, fatigue and eye discharge. She was responding well to he TamiFlu an antiviral drug, said Tom Haupt, a state epidemiologist. Bird flu seems to be in resurgence after wiping out much of the commercial U.S. chicken and turkey industry two years ago. Nationally the new outbreak has affected 60 persons in poultry and dairy operations.
