FILE – Dairy cattle feed at a farm on March 31, 2017, near Vado, N.M. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday, March 25, 2024, that milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File) ( NewsNation ) — A dairy farmworker who is the first reported human case of avian influenza, or “bird flu,” recorded in the state of Texas did not experience fever, feverishness or respiratory symptoms last month, according to scientists.
A new report published by the The New England Journal of Medicine Friday said while the farmer had an “onset of redness and discomfort in the right eye” consistent with conjunctivitis, his vital signs were “unremarkable.” They showed normal respiratory effort and oxygen saturation of 97% while the patient was breathing regular air, scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas Department of State Health […]
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