Missouri, Bird Flu
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.
A second Health care worker become ill after contact with Missouri patient who had bird flu
This is the second health care worker to report that they developed symptoms after being in contact with the patient. The first was tested for flu, and the results were negative, the CDC said. The agency says the risk of H5N1 to the general population remains low.
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.
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.
ARUP among 5 companies developing bird flu test for CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has picked five lab partners to develop a test for avian influenza A (H5N1) — bird flu — including ARUP Laboratories in Salt Lake City. The other lab partners are Quest Diagnostics, Labcorp, Aegis Sciences and Ginkgo Bioworks.
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.
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,
CDC: Three contacts monitored after Missouri’s first H5 bird flu case
Health officials identified three contacts, including two healthcare workers, who were closely monitored after a bird flu patient in Missouri was recently hospitalized.
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CDC says Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off,' no signs of spreading
in case the bird flu does start spreading widely among people or begins causing severe illness. On Thursday, the CDC ...