{"id":6624,"date":"2024-05-22T20:14:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T20:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=6624"},"modified":"2024-05-22T20:24:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T20:24:03","slug":"a-second-dairy-worker-has-contracted-bird-flu-c-d-c-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=6624","title":{"rendered":"A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-1n0orw4 e1wiw3jv0\">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.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A farmworker in Michigan has been diagnosed with bird flu, state officials announced on Wednesday, making it the second human case associated with the outbreak in cows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Officials said that the individual became infected with the virus, called H5N1, after exposure to infected livestock. The individual had only mild symptoms and has fully recovered, officials said. They did not provide additional details in order to protect the privacy of the farm and farmworker, they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In 2022, a person in Colorado with direct exposure to infected poultry became <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2022\/s0428-avian-flu.html\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the first<\/a> confirmed human case of H5N1 in the United States. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an H5N1 infection <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/news-alerts\/health-alert-first-case-novel-influenza-h5n1-texas-march-2024\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">in a Texas dairy farmworker<\/a> \u2014 the first case associated with the outbreak in cows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The detection of this latest case did not suggest that bird flu was widespread in people, officials said, adding that the risk to the general public remained low.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThis virus is being closely monitored, and we have not seen signs of sustained human-to-human transmission at this point,\u201d Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan\u2019s chief medical executive, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">According to the C.D.C., a nasal swab from the individual had tested negative for the H5N1 virus, but an eye swab sent to the agency tested positive. 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The individual had only mild symptoms and has fully recovered, officials said. They did not provide additional details in order to protect the privacy of the farm and farmworker, they said.In 2022, a person in Colorado with direct exposure to infected poultry became the first confirmed human case of H5N1 in the United States. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an H5N1 infection in a Texas dairy farmworker \u2014 the first case associated with the outbreak in cows.The detection of this latest case did not suggest that bird flu was widespread in people, officials said, adding that the risk to the general public remained low.\u201cThis virus is being closely monitored, and we have not seen signs of sustained human-to-human transmission at this point,\u201d Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan\u2019s chief medical executive, said in a statement.According to the C.D.C., a nasal swab from the individual had tested negative for the H5N1 virus, but an eye swab sent to the agency tested positive. Like the infected person in Texas, the Michigan patient only reported eye symptoms, the C.D.C. said.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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