CDC says a second health care worker tied to Missouri bird flu case had symptoms
A second health worker in contact with the Missouri patient who tested positive for bird flu also developed symptoms but wasn’t tested for influenza, the CDC said Friday.
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 for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday.
CDC: 'Close contact' of Mo. bird flu patient also fell ill, but human transmission unlikely
A close contact of a Missouri resident identified as having a human case of the H5N1 avian flu also became sick around the same time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed.
Missouri Health Worker Who Had Contact With Bird Flu Patient Develops Symptoms, US Officials Report
The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now up to three, officials said. All three have recovered. The other two symptomatic cases included a healthcare worker who tested negative for influenza and a household contact of the patient who developed symptoms at the same time as the hospitalized patient,
Health care worker is third person to become ill after contact with Missouri patient who had bird flu
A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also experienced symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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'This is how pandemics start': CDC shares major update on first human case of HN51 with no known animal link
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided a major update on the first human case of bird flu in the US with ...
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Q&A: The U.S. can, and should, do more on H5N1 bird flu, a top WHO official says
The world is watching how the U.S. is responding to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle, a top WHO official said.
The US is entering a riskier season for spread of H5N1 bird flu. Here’s why experts are worried
With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the United States, officials say the risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu ...
US Wastewater Tests Show H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Limited to Areas With Farm Animals
An extensive study on wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...
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CDC says Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off,' no signs of spreading
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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.
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