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A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports

Posted on AllSides May 22nd, 2024
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A farmworker in Michigan has been diagnosed with bird flu, state officials announced on Wednesday, making it the second human case associated with the outbreak in cows. Officials said that the individual became infected with the virus, called H5N1, after exposure to infected livestock. The individual had only mild symptoms and has fully recovered, officials said. They did not provide additional details in order to protect the privacy of the farm and farmworker, they said. In 2022, a person in Colorado with direct exposure to infected poultry became the first...

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https://nytimes.com/2024/05/22/health/h5n1-bird-flu-dairy.html

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