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A Michigan farmworker is diagnosed with bird flu in 2nd U.S. case tied to dairy cows

The Associated Press

Updated May 22, 2024

This 2005 electron microscope image shows an avian influenza A H5N1 virion. On Wednesday, Michigan health officials said a farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu, the second human case connected to an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. (AP)

This article was originally published on May 22, 2024.

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