Health care worker is 3rd person to become ill
CDC Says A Second Health Care Worker Tied To Missouri Bird Flu Case Had Symptoms
A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also experienced a few symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The unnamed person - a healthcare worker,
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. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared Friday that two healthcare workers and one household contact were linked to Missouri’s first bird avian influenza A patient.
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
The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now up to three, officials said. All three have recovered. The other two symptomatic cases included a healthcare worker who tested negative for influenza and a household contact of the patient who developed symptoms at the same time as the hospitalized patient,
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