Missouri, Bird Flu
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.
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.
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.
Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Prospect of Human Transmission
A close contact of someone with bird flu became ill on the same day, the C.D.C. reported. But the second person was not tested, and the cause of the illness is unknown.
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
Missouri reports 1st bird flu case not tied to livestock. What’s that mean for spread?
Missouri reported its first human case of the current U.S. outbreak. All other 14 cases nationwide have been livestock workers.
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, US health officials have reported that a person who lived with a Missouri resident infected with H5N1 became sick the same day.
First case of human bird flu diagnosed without exposure to infected animals, CDC says
A patient in Missouri was hospitalized with bird flu despite having no reported contact with animals, according to the CDC.
Bird Flu Detected in San Diego Wastewater, No Human Cases Reported
San Diego County is now the fifth locality in the state to report the environmental detection of H5 influenza virus or "bird ...
U.S. wastewater tests detect bird flu virus only in areas with farm animals
An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...
Bird flu tests being developed as number of human cases rise across the country
Several labs will work with federal health authorities to develop a test for avian influenza, as the number of human cases ...