Bird flu cases rise to 31 in US, still no evidence of person-to-person spread: CDC
The number of bird flu cases has risen to 31 in the U.S. but there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission, the CDC said in a press conference on Thursday.
CDC Confirms Second Human Bird Flu Case in Missouri With No Known Exposure to Farm Animals
"To date, human-to-human spread of H5 bird flu has not been identified in the United States," the agency added. "CDC believes the immediate risk to the general public from H5N1 bird flu remains low, but people with exposure to infected animals are at higher risk of infection."
Blood tests confirm a second person in Missouri caught bird flu without exposure to infected animals, but questions remain
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 at least one of them — a person who lived in the same house and had symptoms at the same time — also had the virus,
Officials find no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after Missouri investigation
Health officials say there’s no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after investigating a mysterious Missouri infection.
As Bird Flu Spreads, Additional Human Infection Is Reported in Missouri
Two people sharing a home caught the virus without known exposure to animals. More than 30 human cases have been reported in the United States.
Bird flu did not spread between humans in Missouri, tests show
The case concerned health officials and experts because human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza could mark the start of a new pandemic.
US confirms two human bird flu cases in Washington state
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday confirmed two of the four presumptive positive bird flu cases among poultry farm workers in Washington state.
CDC releases blood test results on Missouri bird flu patient as cases of H5N1 spread
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.
Missouri bird flu patient didn't spread the virus to others, CDC says
Even as cases of H5N1 virus among animals and people are rising in the U.S., there’s no evidence of human-to-human transmission.
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As H5N1 bird flu continues to spread wildly among California dairy herds and farmworkers, federal health officials on Thursday offered some relatively good news about Missouri: The wily avian influenza virus does not appear to have spread from the state's sole human case,
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