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Second US Human Bird Flu Infection Reported in Michigan
- Patient had mild eye symptoms and has fully recovered
- Moderna, Pfizer in talks with US on bird flu vaccines
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A Michigan farmworker tested positive with bird flu, the second person to contract the potentially lethal virus that has run rampant in US cattle.
The farmworker experienced mild symptoms in the eye after contact with an infected cow and has since recovered, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Michigan officials said Monday that three additional cattle herds had tested positive for bird flu.