Michigan farmer becomes third American to be infected with H5N1 bird flu - as Biden tells vaccine makers to start preparing for pandemic READ MORE: Biden nearing deal to bankroll Moderna's vaccine for bird flu By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:21, 30 May 2024 | Updated: 19:49, 30 May 2024 e-mail View comments A dairy farm worker in Michigan has become the third person in the US to be infected with bird flu in the current outbreak. The patient suffered from watery discharge from their eyes — like the two previous cases — but also had a cough, the first time this has been reported in relation to this outbreak.
They have been offered the antiviral oseltamivir and told to isolate at home with their symptoms described as 'resolving'. None of their colleagues or household contacts have reported symptoms of an infection. The case was revealed by the CDC , which said the worker had likely caught the virus from close contact with infected cattle on the farm.
Officials in Michigan urged farmers with symptoms of an infection to come forward for testing today — as the Biden administration revealed it was brokering a deal that would open the door to doses of a bird flu vaccine being supplied to the US. The above map shows states where bird flu infections have been confirmed in dairy cows The above shows how bird flu is edging closer to human spillover in the US Pictured is the Texas farm worker who was infected with H5N1 in March, the second-ever.
