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First human case of bird flu in Texas detected after contact with infected dairy cattle

The person had contact with infected cattle, state health officials said. It's the second recorded human case in the U.S.

Cattle stand in the burn scar from the Smokehouse Creek fire on March. 3, 2024 in Hemphill County.


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