USDA's Dereliction in Containing Bird Flu Could Cause Calamitous ...
15 hours ago · This nightmarish scene led veterinarians to suspect an unprecedented outbreak of H5N1 (bird flu) in cattle. ... Nationally, 46 human cases have been documented and confirmed during the 2024 outbreak, including a person in Missouri with no known exposure to either cattle or poultry, the two primary sources of exposure so far. All of the ...
CDC says a second health care worker tied to Missouri bird flu …
Sep 20, 2024 · 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 Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri
September 6, 2024 -- CDC has confirmed a human case of avian influenza A (H5) ("H5 bird flu") reported by the state of Missouri. The case was identified through that state's seasonal flu surveillance system.
Blood tests confirm a second person in Missouri caught bird flu …
Oct 24, 2024 · Blood tests of several people who were in contact with a patient in Missouri who caught H5N1 bird flu without any known exposure to infected animals reveal that at least one of them — a...
Possible Cluster of Human Bird-Flu Infections Expands in Missouri
Sep 27, 2024 · A possible cluster of bird-flu infections in Missouri has grown to include eight people, in what may be the first examples of person-to-person transmission in the United States, the Centers...
Missouri Bird Flu update Sept. 27: Possible infections grow to 7 - ksdk.com
Sep 27, 2024 · A total of seven Missourians developed mild respiratory symptoms after being exposed to the state's first human bird flu case, the CDC said. Here's what we know.
CDC releases blood test results on Missouri bird flu patient ... - NBC News
Oct 24, 2024 · The bird flu virus hasn't yet spread from person to person, the CDC said Thursday, releasing findings from a monthslong probe into a hospitalized Missouri patient.
CDC says close contact of Missouri bird flu patient showed ... - NBC News
Sep 14, 2024 · In new flu report, the CDC said a close contact of the Missouri bird flu patient was sick around the same time but was not tested and has recovered.
Recent News - Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Sep 6, 2024 · JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human case of avian influenza A (H5) (“ H5 bird flu ”) detected by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), the first human case detected in Missouri.
CDC Report on Missouri H5N1 Serology Testing | Bird Flu | CDC
Oct 24, 2024 · CDC confirmed the specimen as H5N1 bird flu and this was reported as a case on September 6, 2024. Missouri state and local officials performed a lengthy retrospective investigation of everyone who came into close contact with the patient and identified seven people (6 health care workers and one family member) who had symptoms that warranted ...