bird flu, Missouri
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.
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.
Missouri’s bird flu case is ‘perplexing.’ National health experts want answers from state
Missouri officials are under growing pressure from national public health experts to pinpoint the source of the state’s first human bird flu infection.
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’s bird flu case is ‘perplexing.’ Health experts question the state’s response
Missouri officials are under growing pressure from national public health experts to pinpoint the source of the state’s first human bird flu infection.
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?
Four more US health workers show symptoms after contact with Missouri bird flu patient
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, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
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.
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.
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.
Physicians and public health professionals are watching Missouri's single human case of bird flu closely
As of Monday evening, there is only one confirmed human case of bird flu in Missouri. The single case is one of 15 reported nationwide since 2022. However, the recent Missouri case is unusual... because there is no known animal link to that case.
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 ...
Arkansas Times5h
There’s an international bird flu summit in Arkansas this week, and this is why it is important
Scientists convening in Fayetteville this week are sounding the alarm about bird flu, which can affect other animals and ...