70 people in Colorado monitored for bird flu due to potential exposure after FDA said H5N1 could trigger pandemic --The dairy farm workers are being monitored in Colorado as of May 6 --It comes as a top official said the FDA is gearing up for a bird flu pandemic | 10 May 2024 | Roughly 70 Americans in Colorado are being monitored for bird flu due to potential exposure. The dairy farm workers will be tested for the virus if they show any symptoms, though this has not been the case so far, local health officials said. Details about their ages, gender and conditions have not been revealed, but they all worked on a farm in the northeastern part of the state. Only one person so far - a farmer in Texas - has tested positive for H5N1 virus this outbreak, but the CDC fears many more could be infected and not coming forward. It comes as the FDA's top official revealed the agency is gearing up for a bird flu pandemic in people that could kill one in four of those it infects.