The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention said that a human bird flu case had been discovered in a new state on Wednesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a second recent case of a farm worker contracting the H5N1 virus from dairy cows, expanding the U.S. map of states where the virus has been discovered in humans.The CDC announced on Wednesday a new case of the 'highly pathogenic avian influenza virus' had been discovered in Michigan.
'This infection does not change CDC's current H5N1 bird flu human health risk assessment for the U.S. general public, which the agency considers to be low.''This development underscores the importance of recommended precautions in people with exposure to infected or potentially infected animals,' it continues.
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