The Missouri bird flu patient, who didn’t have known contact with poultry or dairy cows, was hospitalized in August and tested positive for the H5 virus.
The CDC reported last week that a health care worker who cared for the patient developed mild respiratory symptoms and tested negative for influenza.
Additionally, a person who lived with the Missouri patient also became sick on the same day.
The second health care worker will be offered a blood test to determine if there are antibodies for the bird flu virus.
It isn’t yet known how the Missouri patient got infected with bird flu, the CDC said Friday.
Persons:
Nirav Shah, it’s, wasn’t, Matthew Binnicker, “ I’m, Binnicker, William Schaffner, ” Schaffner
Organizations:
Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Locations:
Missouri, Nashville , Tennessee