Overview

• The two infected individuals worked at separate dairy farms with no known connection, indicating independent animal-to-human transmission.
• Both workers exhibited mild symptoms, primarily conjunctivitis, and neither required hospitalization.
• Health officials emphasize that the risk to the general public remains low, though farm workers are at higher risk.
• The CDC is collaborating with California health officials to monitor and manage the spread of the virus from animals to humans.
• This year, 16 human cases of bird flu have been reported in the U.S., with infections linked to both dairy cows and poultry.