Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu
- A case of H5 influenza, also known as avian influenza or bird flu, was reported in a farm worker in Michigan with exposure to infected livestock, stated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- This is the second case in an ongoing outbreak nationwide and the third bird flu case ever in the US in a person.
- The infected person, with only eye symptoms, initially tested negative through a nasal test but later tested positive from an eye swab, and has since recovered.
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