New bird flu strain detected in Nevada dairy worker, CDC says

A new type of bird flu has been detected in a human dairy worker in Nevada.

This strain is different from the version that's been spreading in herds since last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

The person mainly experienced eye redness and irritation, similar to most bird flu cases associated with dairy cows, according to the AP.

But those who are in constant and close contact with cows, poultry and other animals are at a higher risk - and are encouraged to wear protective equipment and take necessary precautions.

Jacob Glanville, CEO of Centivax in San Francisco, commented in a statement to Fox News Digital that within a week of the D1.1 strain being detected in Nevada cows, there was already a human infection.

"This isn't the first D1.1 human infection: It has already resulted in an American death, a severe illness, and some other infections in five other states," the expert said.

Glanville confirmed that the cattle infections of the D1.1 strain prove that it contains mammalian adaptive mutations. 

"While we have yet to see human-to-human transmission, with such rapid progression from cattle to human cases, it may only be a matter of time before an H5N1 pandemic," he said.

Fox News Digital reached out to the CDC for further comment.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.