Human-to-human spread of bird flu in Missouri
Why fears of human-to-human bird flu spread in Missouri are overblown
Hospital workers reported respiratory symptoms after encountering a Missouri patient with H5N1 who had not been exposed to farm animals. Officials say bird flu transmission is unlikely.
Was Missouri’s bird flu case a one-off or something more? Quest for answers faces testing delay
U.S. health officials have run into obstacles in their efforts to determine whether a Missouri person infected with H5N1 bird flu passed the virus on to others.
Potential cluster of H5N1 bird flu cases in Missouri poses danger of human-to-human transmission
The latest developments are highly concerning, as they raise the possibility that the H5N1 virus has evolved the ability to transmit from human-to-human and thus the potential to cause the next pandemic.
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‘This is not a cluster’: The latest on the Missouri bird flu case
Further testing could confirm whether the patient, who has since recovered, actually had bird flu despite testing positive.
Human-to-Human Bird Flu Spread in Missouri Is Unlikely, CDC Says
Chances are low that human-to-human spread of bird flu occurred in a group of people who were exposed to a patient infected with the virus in Missouri, US health authorities said.
Missouri health officials should be doing more on ‘perplexing’ bird flu case, experts say
Missouri officials are under growing pressure from national public health experts to pinpoint the source of the state’s first human bird flu infection.
Four more health care workers reported illnesses after caring for bird flu case in Missouri
The CDC said an investigation into a human H5N1 bird flu infection in Missouri has found four additional health care workers who fell ill after caring for the patient.
Cluster of 8 Possible Human Bird Flu Cases Now Reported in Missouri
In what could be the first cases of bird flu between humans in the US, a group of potential H5N1 infections in Missouri has now grown to 8.
6 people tested after exposure to Missouri bird flu patient. What we do & don’t know
None of the health care workers or other contact have tested positive for avian flu antibodies so far — but could their illness signal human-to-human transmission?
Missouri investigates more possible human-to-human H5N1 avian flu spread
At least one household member and six healthcare workers who encountered the index case-patient are being investigated after showing symptoms of viral infection.
The Bird-Flu President
Three government agencies—the FDA, the CDC, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture—share responsibility for the bird-flu response, and it’s unclear which agency is truly in charge. The USDA, for example,
California Confirms Two Dairy Workers Infected With H5N1 Bird Flu, Latest Human Cases in The US
Public health officials in California have confirmed two human cases of bird flu, or avian influenza, the state Department of ...
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Federal health officials investigate Missouri transmission of avian flu
A routine flu screening in late summer found the H5N1 virus in a Missouri patient. Unlike the other reported cases, this ...