A second human case of bird flu has been confirmed in Michigan, bringing the total number of cases in the U.S. this year to three, health official said.
has been confirmed in Michigan, bringing the total number of cases in the U.S. this year to three, health officials said.
"With the first case in Michigan, eye symptoms occurred after a direct splash of infected milk to the eye," Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive, said in a statement. "With this case, respiratory symptoms occurred after direct exposure to an infected cow. Neither individual was wearing full personal protective equipment .
In early March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a bird flu strain that had sickened millions of birds across the U.S. was identified in several mammals this year. A few weeks later, federal and state public health officials said they were investigating an illness among primarily older dairy cows in Kansas, New Mexico and Texas and causing symptoms including decreased lactation and low appetite.
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