Nebraska reports new bird flu case; Human tests positive in Colorado

As Nebraska reports another confirmed case of bird flu, a person on the other side of the state border has been the first human to test positive.

The CDC reported Thursday night that a person in Colorado has tested positive for avian influenza. 

The person worked at a Colorado commercial poultry farm. They're said to be in isolation and receiving treatment.

The avian flu has been found in commercial and backyard flocks in 29 states, including an eighth in Nebraska that was announced Thursday. The latest case was found in a small backyard mixed flock, located in Washington County.

NDA also reported that they were monitoring a positive HPAI case identified in a backyard flock in Republic County, Kan., as the exposure area extends into Nuckolls County in south-central Nebraska.=