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CDC conducting extensive probe into bird flu contracted by Missouri resident
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should have results later this month that provide more insight into how a Missouri resident, who hadn’t had any contact with infected animals or food, contracted a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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.
CDC investigating Missouri bird flu cases to see if disease can spread between humans
A routine flu screening in late summer found the H5N1 virus in a Missouri patient. Unlike the other reported cases of avian flu, this person did not report being in recent contact with animals.
2 human cases of bird flu confirmed in California, CDC says — here’s what to know
The two bird flu cases in California bring the total to 16 cases in the U.S. in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Third Possible Human Case of Bird Flu Detected in California
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported Saturday that a third possible human case of bird flu has been identified in California. The case was identified in
Two confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu in California; CDC
Back in August 2024, CDC says that H5N1 outbreaks among dairy herds were first being reported, although these two most recent cases are the first in humans. They say this year was also the first time that the H5N1 bird flu was detected in cows.
Possible human bird flu case in Kern County being investigated
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CDC conducting probe into bird flu contracted by Missouri resident
Demetre Daskalakis, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, said on a call with reporters Friday the agency is working through its investigation of that bird flu case,
Bird flu patient had no apparent contact with animals—there's still no evidence of sustained human-to-human spread
Six health care workers in the US who were in close contact with a patient known to have bird flu developed mild respiratory ...
Two California dairy workers infected with bird flu, CDC says amid outbreaks in cows
The two workers had mild symptoms, including eye redness, according to the California Department of Public Health. This ...
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As bird flu infects people, cows in Central Valley, our health officials can’t let post-COVID guard down
COVID-19 is no longer the public threat it was in 2020, writes retired Santa Cruz physician Jeoffry Gordon, but our public officials have not learned from the tragedy. Bird flu, known as H5N1, is on ...
CDC confirms two human cases of bird flu in California
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday afternoon that it had confirmed two human cases of H5 ...
Two human cases of bird flu confirmed in California as infection continues to spread in US: CDC
The Centers of Disease Control confirmed on Thursday that two additional cases of the bird flu were identified in California, ...
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Q&A: How California, now an epicenter for bird flu in dairy cattle, is monitoring the virus
STAT recently spoke to Erica Pan, California’s state epidemiologist, about what public health officials are doing to monitor ...
US provides $72M to vaccine manufacturers to advance bird flu shot preparedness
There are currently no recommendations for anyone to be vaccinated against bird flu and federal health officials note this is ...
Sanofi, GSK, CSL tapped to expand US bird flu vaccine supply
The companies will use the funds to fill vials and pre-filled syringes with stockpiled vaccine ingredients, aimed at raising ...