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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Number of California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rises to 17
The mandatory testing comes as the total number of infected herds in California has risen to 17. Nationally, officials have ...
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The Avian Flu Outbreak Remains a Concern—And We Still Aren’t Ready to Respond
Thus far, the outbreak is growing slowly, says Yale SOM’s Dr. Howard Forman. But a lack of coordination and testing continues ...
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Flu season is coming—and so is the risk of an all-new bird flu
The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.
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 ...
No ‘Clear Source’ Of Bird Flu Infection In Missouri Patient: CDC
The CDC reports an unidentified source of bird flu infection in a Missouri patient with no known contact with poultry. The ...
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1st Bird Flu Case Without Animal Contact Confirmed In US
"It is important to understand the circulation of avian influenza in poultry, wild birds and other animals in the state," she said of Missouri. "Stronger disease surveillance in animals is ...
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Person infected with bird flu had no contact with animals — here’s why experts are concerned
but commercial and backyard poultry flocks have contracted the virus, the CDC said. There has been no evidence that this latest bird flu strain has been spreading from person to person.