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<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
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.
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.
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 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,
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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) — ...
CDC confirms human bird flu case with no known animal exposure
The patient from Missouri has recovered, but health officials are still investigating how they became infected.
FDA approves first self-administered flu vaccine spray
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it had broadened the approval of the FluMist nasal spray to become the ...