A second dairy worker has contracted bird flu, the CDC reports
A Michigan farm worker has been diagnosed with avian influenza, state officials announced Wednesday, making it the second human case associated with the outbreak among cows.Officials said the individual was infected with the virus, called H5N1, after being exposed to infected livestock. The individual had only mild symptoms and has fully recovered, officials said. They did not provide further details to protect the privacy of the farm and the workers, they said.In 2022, a person in Colorado with direct exposure to infected poultry became the first confirmed human case of H5N1 in the United States. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an H5N1 infection in a worker at a Texas dairy farm — the first case associated with the outbreak among cows.The detection o...