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- Second Human Case of Bird Flu Linked to Dairy Cows Confirmed in Michigan
Second Human Case of Bird Flu Linked to Dairy Cows Confirmed in Michigan
A second human case of bird flu (H5N1) has been confirmed in the United States, following the initial detection of the virus in dairy cattle in late March. The new patient is a dairy worker in Michigan who experienced mild eye symptoms and has since recovered. According to officials, a nasal swab from the individual tested negative for the virus. This case marks the second human infection linked to the outbreak among dairy cows in the US. The two infected individuals are both dairy farm workers who suffered only minor symptoms. Despite this, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has maintained its risk assessment for the general public as "low". The CDC's findings also suggest that the outbreak may be more widespread than initially thought, with H5N1 particles detected in about 20% of retail milk samples by the US Food and Drug Administration.
People with close or prolonged, unprotected exposures to infected birds or other animals (including livestock)... are at greater risk of infection.
The key thing is to make sure that testing is wide enough to capture them.
It's likely that there will be several cases that emanate from exposure to infected cows and their milk amongst farm workers.
If we had four or five people seriously ill with respiratory illness, we would be picking that up.
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- 1.US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 2.US Department of Agriculture
- 3.US Food and Drug Administration
- 4.Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- 5.Michigan Health and Human Services
- 6.University of Minnesota
- 7.US Department of Health and Human Services