Missouri Health Worker Develops Bird Flu Symptoms
Second Health Care Worker Linked to Missouri Bird Flu Case Also Had Symptoms: CDC
In its latest update, the CDC said the second health care worker wasn’t tested for influenza because the illness had resolved before the investigation began. The second health care worker will be offered the same blood test to determine if that person has antibodies for the bird flu virus.
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 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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 symptoms but was not tested for the virus, U.S. officials said on Friday.
Missouri Health Worker Develops Bird Flu Symptoms After Contact With Infected Patient
Three people in contact with a hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri have developed symptoms, officials said.
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: 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 patient in Missouri was recently hospitalized.
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