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Michigan dairy worker tests positive for H5N1 bird flu

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A farmworker in Michigan has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, making it the second human case in connection with a growing outbreak among dairy cows, according to state and federal officials. The worker had only mild symptoms.

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  1. Gizmodo

    Human Infected With Bird Flu in Michigan, Only the Second Case of Current Outbreak (opens Gizmodo)

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    Experts fear more infections will allow the virus to mutate and become transmissible human-to-human.

  2. NBC New York

    Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows.

  3. Triblive

    Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd U.S. case tied to dairy cows (opens Triblive)

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    NEW YORK — A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. The patient had mild eye symptoms and has recovered, U.S. and Michigan health officials said in announcing the case Wednesday. The worker had been

  4. Local News 8

    Bird flu reported in Michigan farm worker is second human case linked with ongoing outbreak (opens Local News 8)

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    By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A case of H5 influenza, also known as avian influenza or bird flu, has been reported in a farm worker in Michigan who had regular exposure to infected livestock, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the US Centers for Disease Contr…

  5. New York Post

    Michigan dairy worker diagnosed with bird flu in second recent human case (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A Michigan dairy worker has tested positive for a bird flu strain tied to a recent outbreak among cows — the second US case of a human becoming infected with the virus in less than two months, according to state and federal officials.

  6. ABC 30 Fresno

    2nd human case of bird flu confirmed in Michigan: Health officials (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    A second person in the United States been infected with bird flu, health officials said Wednesday.

  7. The Guardian

    CDC warns of more US bird flu cases after second human infected by cows (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Centers for Disease Control notes high levels of virus in raw milk amid outbreak among cows, after Michigan dairy worker infected

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Second U.S. dairy worker infected with bird flu confirmed in Michigan | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    CHICAGO/WASHINGTON >> A second human case of bird flu has been confirmed in the United States since the virus was first confirmed in dairy cattle in late March, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today.

  9. CBS News

    2nd human case of bird flu confirmed amid U.S. dairy cow outbreak (opens CBS News)

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    A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows presumed to be infected, state health officials announced in a statement​ Wednesday.

  10. New York Times

    A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports (opens New York Times)

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    The new case, in a Michigan farmworker, did not suggest that bird flu was widespread in people, health officials said, adding that the risk to the general public remained low.

  11. Time

    Michigan Dairy Worker Diagnosed With Bird Flu (opens Time)

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    The patient had mild eye symptoms and has recovered, U.S. and Michigan health officials said in announcing the case Wednesday.

  12. NPR

    A Michigan farmworker is diagnosed with bird flu in 2nd U.S. case tied to dairy cows (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Michigan dairy worker had mild eye symptoms from the infection and has recovered, health officials said. The worker had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected.

  13. Voice of America

    Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu in 2nd US case tied to dairy cows (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Worker had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected; risk to public remains low, officials say

  14. Live Science

    H5N1 bird flu has spread to human from cow in 2nd probable case, CDC reports (opens Live Science)

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    A dairy worker in Michigan contracted an eye infection on a dairy farm where H5N1 had been identified in cows.

  15. NBC News

    Second human case of bird flu linked to dairy cows found in Michigan (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A second person in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu linked to dairy cows, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday.

  16. KOB 4

    A person in Michigan has been diagnosed with bird flu, the second human case connected to an outbreak in US dairy cows (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    A person in Michigan has been diagnosed with bird flu, the second human case connected to an outbreak in US dairy cows.

  17. Forbes

    Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: U.S. Reports Another Human Case Of Bird Flu—Second One Tied To Dairy Cows (opens Forbes)

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    Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man contracted the virus from sick cows. Here’s why so many experts are worried about a possible new pandemic.

  18. Bridge Michigan

    Michigan farmworker is 2nd known human case of bird flu in nation this year (opens Bridge Michigan)

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    A Michigan dairy worker, like the Texas dairy worker earlier this year, reported just one symptom: an eye infection.

  19. Anchorage Daily News

    Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu in 2nd U.S. case tied to dairy cows (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The risk to the public remains low, but farmworkers exposed to infected animals are at higher risk, health officials said.

  20. BNO News

    Michigan dairy worker tests positive for H5N1 bird flu (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A farmworker in Michigan has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, making it the second human case in connection with a growing outbreak among dairy cows, according to state and federal officials. The worker had only mild symptoms.

  21. Los Angeles Times

    Second human case of bird flu detected in Michigan dairy worker (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A second human case of bird flu has been detected in a Michigan dairy worker as federal health officials ramp up the supply of anti-virals and vaccines.

  22. ABC 12 Flint

    Michigan farm worker has second human case of bird flu this year (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    A case of H5 influenza, also known as avian influenza or bird flu, has been reported in a farm worker in Michigan who had regular exposure to infected livestock, according

  23. Breitbart News

    CDC Reveals Second Dairy Worker Contracted Bird Flu (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that a second dairy worker had been diagnosed with bird flu.

  24. Scientific American

  25. Fox News

    Second American contracts bird flu tied to dairy cows as CDC says risk of infection still low (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The CDC reported that a second human has been infected with H5N1 bird flu. The dairy worker became ill and suffered from conjunctivitis, but no respiratory infection.

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