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As bird flu continues to spread across the United States, questions have emerged about the risk of contracting the virus from milk and eggs. Additionally, hundreds of dairy cow herds have been affected,

The variant of bird flu that killed a Louisiana resident has now been found in dairy cows. Until now, the human cases of bird flu traced to cattle have been mild, mostly eye infections. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that a strain previously found only in wild birds has turned up in dairy herds in Nevada ‒ raising concerns that future human infections could be more serious.

Nevada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu in a farm worker who was exposed to infected dairy cattle, the Central Nevada Health District said on Monday, after authorities last week reported a second strain of the virus in cows in the state.

A new strain of bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the first cow-spread case, the CDC has reported. Jacob Glanville of Centivax addressed the public risk.

Are people at risk for bird flu? How can I protect myself? Bird flu’s risk for the general public is still low, with no signs of p