bird flu, 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.
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.
Mystery surrounds Missouri bird flu case
The mystery continues over how a Missouri man came down with the bird flu -- without having any animal contact.  Experts say in some viral cases, the cause of t
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.
CDC investigating Missouri bird flu cases to see if disease can spread between humans
A routine flu screening in late summer found the H5N1 virus in a Missouri patient. Unlike the other reported cases of avian flu, this person did not report being in recent contact with animals.
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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.
Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expands in Missouri
Seven people in contact with a patient hospitalized with bird flu also developed symptoms, the C.D.C. reported. Some are undergoing further tests.
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.
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?
Health workers in Missouri tested after person hospitalized for bird flu
Testing is ongoing among five health care workers and a household member exposed to the infected person who all came down with mild respiratory symptoms. A cluster of infections would mark a significant expansion of the avian influenza virus, indicating that it could transmit from person to person.
Missouri won't know whether bird flu transmitted person-to-person until mid-October, state's top public health expert said
Missouri State Epidemiologist George Turabelidze, facing mounting pressure from health experts to be more transparent while ...
CDC conducting extensive probe into bird flu contracted by Missouri resident
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should have results later this month that provide more insight into how a ...
Sanofi, GSK, CSL tapped to expand US bird flu vaccine supply
The companies will use the funds to fill vials and pre-filled syringes with stockpiled vaccine ingredients, aimed at raising ...
Bird flu kills 47 tigers, 3 lions and a panther in Vietnam zoos, state media reports
The World Health Organization says there have been increasing reports of deadly outbreaks among mammals caused by influenza ...