Representing more than 1,000 egg, chicken and turkey farmers across the state, the Ohio Poultry Association is responding to the emerging bird flu spread as their region sees pop-up cases.

The first case of bird flu in a human in Ohio has been reported, according to officials. A farm worker from Mercer County, Ohio, located on the state's western border along Indiana, came into contact with deceased poultry that was infected with the virus, the Ohio Department of Health announced on Wednesday.

A worker at a poultry farm in Ohio is the state’s first probable human case of influenza A (H5), also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).