2nd human case of bird flu confirmed amid U.S. dairy cow outbreak

A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu, state health officials announced in a statement Wednesday, marking the second human case associated with the current outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. 

The latest patient, who had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected, had mild symptoms of an eye infection, according to a statement shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"The risk to the public remains low," Michigan health officials said.