PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon was confirmed on Friday, health officials are advising the public on what this means for poultry consumption in the state.
The person infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, was linked to a Clackamas County commercial poultry operation, where the Oregon Department of Agriculture had already confirmed the virus was in 150,000 birds, according to the Oregon Health Authority.