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Another worker at a dairy farm has been infected with avian flu, most likely through contact with a cow, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
The CDC reported that a second human has been infected with H5N1 bird flu. The dairy worker became ill and suffered from conjunctivitis, but no respiratory infection.
The case was confirmed in the state of Michigan
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On Wednesday, the USDA broadened its efforts to quell the spread of the virus by extending its offer of financial assistance to dairy farmers to include uninfected herds.
A case of H5 influenza, also known as avian influenza or bird flu, has been reported in a farm worker in Michigan who had regular exposure to infected livestock, according