A Mercer County farm worker came into contact with dead poultry that was infected with the disease, the state's health department reports.

Roughly 10.3 million Ohio chickens have been impacted by bird flu in the last 30 days, making up more than a third of the national outbreak's recent victims as the disease continues to ravage livestock around the country.

A man from Eloy has become the first rattlesnake bite case treated by Banner Health in 2025. Officials with the health system say it's uncommon for them to see rattlesnake bites this early on in the year. The Ohio Department of Health is reporting the state’s first probable human case of bird flu.