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Rina Torchinsky

The first human case of avian flu in the U.S. is reported in Colorado

In this Oct. 21, 2015 photo, cage-free chickens walk in a fenced pasture at an organic farm near Waukon, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall / AP)

A man in Colorado is the first human in the U.S. to test positive for bird flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

The case comes as the H5N1 bird influenza tears through the U.S., posing a low risk to humans while leading to the deaths of millions of birds. Some of the birds have died from the disease, but the vast majority of them are being culled to curb the spread.

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