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The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and agencies

Person diagnosed with bird flu in Texas, health officials say

Dairy cattle feed at a farm
Dairy cattle feed at a farm near Vado, New Mexico. Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas tested positive for bird flu last week. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said on Monday.

The patient is being treated with an antiviral drug and their only reported symptom was eye redness, Texas health officials said. The person had been in contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected, officials reported.

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