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.
The individual, a farmworker who had regular exposure to infected livestock, had mild symptoms and has recovered, the department said.
“The current health risk to the general public remains low,” Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan’s chief medical executive, said in a press release. “We have not seen signs of sustained human-to-human transmission at this point. This is exactly how public health is meant to work, in early detection and monitoring of new and emerging illnesses.”
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed additional cases in cows this week,…
