The California Department of Public Health confirmed on Thursday that two Central Valley residents were confirmed as having H5 bird flu.

According to the California Department of Public Health, a man in the Central Valley has come in contact with “infected dairy cattle,” and

State officials say a dairy worker in the Central Valley likely contracted H5N1 bird flu. They say the risk of infection remains low for the general population.

The California Department of Public Health is tracking a possible case of human bird flu originating in the Central Valley. An employee at a Central Valley dairy facility has a pr

CDPH said there is no known link or contact between the two cases. The department noted that this would suggest only animal-to-human spread of the virus in California.

As California struggles to contain an increasing number of H5N1 bird flu outbreaks at Central Valley dairy farms, veterinary experts and industry observers are voicing concern that the number of cattle deaths is far higher than anticipated.

California Department of Public Health says the risk of bird flu to the public is low, though the risk increases for people who interact with infected animals.