Second Human Case of Bird Flu Linked to Dairy Cows Found in Michigan
A second person in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu linked to dairy cows, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday (May 22).
The individual, a farmworker who had regular exposure to infected livestock, had mild symptoms and has recovered, the department said.
“The current health risk to the general public remains low,” Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan’s chief medical executive, said in a press release.
“We have not seen signs of sustained human-to-human transmission at this point.
This is exactly how public health is meant to work, in early detection and monitoring of new and emerging illnesses.”
The individual was being monitored for symptoms following exposure to infected dairy cows, the CDC said in a statement.
The person developed conjunctivitis, or pink eye, and a sample taken from the eye tested positive for the virus.
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