More Healthcare Workers Tied to Missouri H5N1 Bird Flu Case Developed Symptoms
"Even sporadic cases of human-to-human transmission indicate a big change in the virus and suggest it is exploring new directions in virus evolution that bring it closer to a pandemic virus," James Lawler, MD, MPH, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Global Center for Health Security, previously told MedPage Today.
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More health-care workers in contact with Missouri bird flu patient report respiratory symptoms
Four more health-care workers who tended to a person hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu have revealed that they had respiratory symptoms after their exposures, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.
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.
More unidentified illnesses linked to unexplained bird flu case in Missouri
More than a month after a person in Missouri mysteriously fell ill with H5-type bird flu, investigators in the state are still identifying people who became ill after contact with the patient, raising questions about the diligence of the ongoing health investigation.
Health workers in Missouri tested after person hospitalized for bird flu
Health officials are investigating whether a person in Missouri who was hospitalized with bird flu in early September might have infected a handful of others. 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.
Four healthcare workers show symptoms after bird flu exposure
Four more Missouri healthcare workers are experiencing mild respiratory symptoms after coming in contact with a bird flu patient, health officials said Friday. A total of six healthcare workers have now developed symptoms after having contact with the patient,
Four more US health workers show symptoms after contact with Missouri bird flu patient
By Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) -Four additional healthcare workers in Missouri who came in contact with a hospitalized bird flu patient developed mild respiratory symptoms but the virus was not confirmed in any of them,
4 More Health Care Workers Develop Symptoms After Contact with Bird Flu Patient
Four additional healthcare workers in Missouri who were in contact with a bird flu patient developed mild respiratory symptoms but the virus was not confirmed in any of them, U.S. health officials said.
Four More Health Care Workers Linked To Missouri Bird Flu Case Reported Respiratory Symptoms, Says CDC
CDC said that four more healthcare workers have revealed that they had respiratory symptoms. These cases have been linked to the person who was earlier hospitalised with H5N1 bird flu in Missouri. The CDC also revealed that two other healthcare workers had been identified as having symptoms after caring for this patient,
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