Bird Flu, Missouri
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.
CDC says close contact of Missouri bird flu patient showed symptoms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has yet to identify “a clear source” of infection in a Missouri patient who tested positive for the bird flu virus despite no known contact with poultry or dairy cows.
CDC says human bird flu infection in Missouri may be one-off case; risk remains low
Federal officials are still trying to determine how a Missouri resident with no known exposure to bird flu, contracted the virus.
CDC says Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off,' no signs of spreading
Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness.
Origin of human bird flu case in Missouri still unknown, U.S. CDC says
Epidemiologists have not yet identified exactly how a person in Missouri contracted bird flu last week, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. The human case was the 14th diagnosed in the U.
Source of Missouri bird flu case still unknown, could be a ‘one-off’: CDC
The Missouri case has raised the possibility of human-to-human transmission of bird flu. But officials stressed Thursday there is no evidence of other people being infected and the risk to the general public remains low.
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.
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.
Czech Republic reported bird flu outbreak on farm, WOAH says
The Czech Republic has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
CDC confirms first human bird flu case with no animal exposure; What are the symptoms?
The US reports its first bird flu (H5 avian influenza) case without known animal contact in a Missouri patient who has ...
CDC Reports Bird Flu Case With No Animal Contact; Know How the Virus Spreads Without Direct Animal Exposure
CDC has confirmed a case of bird flu in Missouri with no history of known contact with poultry or dairy cows. The CDC also ...
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.
Utah's ARUP among 5 companies developing bird flu test for CDC
The CDC has picked five lab partners to develop a test for avian influenza A(H5N1) — bird flu — including ARUP Laboratories ...
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 ...