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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Stobbe and Jonel Aleccia

Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows

ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

The patient had mild symptoms, Michigan health officials said in announcing the case Wednesday. Officials say the person had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected, and the risk to the public remains low.

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