The Texas dairy worker who caught bird flu from a sick cow in late March had none of the symptoms typically associated with influenza, including fever, coughing or sneezing. The only indication that he had been infected was a striking case of pink eye. Details of the man’s case — the only documented instance of bird flu spreading from a cow to a human — were published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, from health officials in Texas and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Therefore, rapid implementation of preventive measures is recommended to reduce human exposures to any infected animals and environments contaminated by them.” Data from other countries show the virus can have a fatality rate of more than 50% in humans, according to the CDC. More than 100 people have been told to monitor themselves for symptoms, and about 25 people have been tested for bird flu, the CDC said during a media briefing on Wednesday. So far no one else has tested positive.
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