Second health care worker tied to Missouri bird flu case had respiratory symptoms
A second health worker who cared for a person hospitalized in Missouri with H5N1 bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms but was not tested for influenza, the CDC reported.
Symptomatic contacts reported in probe into Missouri H5N1 flu case
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on September 13 shared new information from Missouri officials on recently reported human H5 avian flu case, including that a household contact got sick with similar symptoms the same day and that a healthcare worker had mild symptoms.
Missouri bird flu case raises possibility of human transmission
In a disclosure that can't eliminate the possibility that bird flu may have spread from one human to another for the first time, U.S. health officials have reported that a person who lived with a Missouri resident infected with H5N1 became sick the same day.
Inquiry into unexplained bird flu case in Missouri broadens to a close contact
Mystery H5 flu case had a close contact who was ill at same time; CDC hopes blood tests will show if there was a connection.
First human case of bird flu reported in Missouri
Individual has been treated, recovered; no ongoing transmissions The migration of wild birds, believed to be carriers of the Avian Influenza virus, is ramping up in Missouri and across the nation. On Sept.
Missouri health worker who had contact with bird flu patient develops symptoms, US officials report
Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms but was not tested for the virus, U.S. officials said on Friday.
Bird flu virus that infected a person in Missouri had a rare mutation
Genetic analysis of a bird flu virus detected in a person in Missouri who didn’t previously have contact with animals offers more details on the case, but experts say there isn’t substantial evidence
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Human case of H5N1 confirmed in Missouri
The first human case of H5N1 or avian influenza has been confirmed in Missouri through an influenza surveillance system via ...
Mysterious bird flu case in Missouri was similar to strain circulating in cattle, CDC says
A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers ...
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CDC says Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off,' no signs of spreading
The H5N1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry, cows and a growing number of other animals NBC ...
As The US Enters A Riskier Season For Spread Of H5N1 Bird Flu, Experts Are Worried; Here's Why
As the fall and winter seasons approach the US, scientists are worried about a renewed spread of the deadly H5N1 bird flu ...
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Missouri Confirms First Human Case of H5N1 Avian Flu, St. Louis Authorities Issue Safety Advisory
Missouri confirms its first human case of H5N1 avian flu and urges bird handlers to follow safety precautions, including ...
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Alarming development as Missouri patient becomes first American to catch H5N1 bird flu with no exposure to animals
A person in Missouri has become the first American to be diagnosed with H5N1 bird flu without coming into contact with animals, in a potentially worrying development. They are the 14th person to ...
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As Texas Herds Contracted H5N1, Virus Also Showed Up In Wastewater Samples
"The widespread detection of influenza A(H5N1) virus in wastewater from 10 U.S. cities is troubling," report authors say. Meanwhile, the CDC says the human bird flu case in Missouri remains a mystery.