Michigan reports another person working with cows got bird flu, the third US case this year

The patient reported a cough and eye discomfort, unlike the two earlier patients, who had only eye symptoms, health officials said.

The patient reported a cough and eye discomfort, unlike the two workers, who had only eye symptoms, health officials said The farmworker was quickly provided antivirals and is recovering from respiratory symptoms, Michigan health officials said.The risk to the public remains low, although farmworkers exposed to infected animals are at higher risk, health officials said. The Michigan cases occurred on different farms and there are no signs of spread among people, officials said.

In late March, a farmworker in Texas was diagnosed in what officials called the first known instance globally of a person catching this version of bird flu from a mammal. There are 100,000 to 150,000 workers on U.S. dairy farms, the United Farm Workers of America estimates. As of Thursday, H5N1 has been confirmed in 66 dairy herds in nine states, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department.

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