TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Tulare County Public Health is reporting Friday two human cases of H5N1 bird flu. Officials say both individuals had contact with infected cattle at two separate Tulare County dairy farms. Tulare County Public Health, in coordination with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says both cases have mild symptoms, are being treated with antiviral medications, and are isolating at home.  “Although there are now confirmed human cases of bird flu in our region, the risk to the general public remains low,” stated Dr. Thomas Overton, Deputy County Health Officer for Tulare County Public Health. According to health officials, the virus was first detected in California in sick dairy cattle in August, and public health officials said they have been closely monitoring workers for illness at dairy facilities experiencing an outbreak of bird flu among their cattle herds.  Tulare County says pasteurized milk and dairy products continue to be safe to consume, as pasteurization is fully effective at inactivating the bird flu virus.