CDC Reports Third Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Tied to Dairy Cow Outbreak
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third human case of H5N1 linked to an ongoing multistate outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows was reported this week, the second such case in Michigan. This is the first human case of H5 in the U.S. to report more typical symptoms of acute respiratory illness. All three cases had direct contact with infected cows, with no evidence of person-to-person spread. The risk to the public remains low.