Despite growing concerns over bird flu, many US dairy workers have not received protective equipment

close Video CDC issues alert over bird flu case Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel on what to know about bird flu and why it is important to not look directly at the solar eclipse without proper glasses Despite growing concern about bird flu, many U.S.

dairy farms have not increased health protections for employees. On May 22, 2024, the U.S.

government said a second dairy worker has contracted bird flu since cattle first tested positive in late March. The U.S.

Department of Agriculture said it believes unpasteurized milk is the primary vector for transmitting the virus in cows, though officials do not know exactly how it spreads. Many U.S.

dairy farms have not yet increased health protections against bird flu for employees during an outbreak in cows, according to workers, activists and farmers, worrying health experts about the risk for more human infections of a virus with pandemic potential. Epidemiologists are concerned the virus could potentially spread and cause serious illnesses as farmers downplay the risk to workers while employees are not widely aware of cases in U.S.

cattle. The U.S.

government said on Wednesday that a second dairy worker contracted bird flu since cattle first tested positive in late March and that investigators are looking into whether the person was wearing or offered protective equipment. AUSTRALIA REPORTS NEW BIRD FLU CASE AT POULTRY FARM AS GLOBAL CONCERNS RISE Nearly 24,000 farms sell milk around the country, and they offer varying p.