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A dairy worker in Michigan contracted an eye infection on a dairy farm where H5N1 had been identified in cows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Morry Gash / AP A handful of dairy cattle herds in at least five states, including Idaho, have tested positive for a strain of bird flu. Oregon Department of Agriculture officials say the agency is ...

A Michigan dairy farmworker is the second person in the U.S. to contract avian influenza from a cow, state health officials said Wednesday. The worker, a man, developed conjunctivitis, which is an eye ...

(WXYZ) — Experts at Michigan State University are raising awareness about a growing numbers of avian flu cases impacting herds of dairy cows. It affects everyone ...

Scientists say that findings from a small experiment lend hope the outbreak among dairy cattle can potentially be contained. By Carl Zimmer Ever since scientists discovered influenza infecting ...