New Case of Bird Flu in Human Confirmed by CDC

Published on May 30, 2024

A new human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials said on May 30. The patient is a Michigan resident who works with dairy cows. The patient’s age, gender, and work location was not disclosed by federal officials. Michigan health authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The patient likely contracted the bird flu from cattle, according to the CDC. The case is the third confirmed among humans in the United States this year. The previously confirmed cases, one each in Texas and Michigan, also cropped up in farm workers....

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