Person diagnosed with bird flu in Texas, health officials say

Patient who is being treated with an antiviral drug had been in contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday.

The patient is being treated with an antiviral drug and their only reported symptom was eye redness, Texas health officials said. The person had been contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected, officials reported.