“This is the 14th human case of H5 reported in the United States during 2024 and the first case of H5 without a known occupational exposure to sick or infected animals,” the CDC said in a statement.
It’s also the first H5 case detected through the country’s national flu surveillance system rather than targeted surveillance of the ongoing bird flu outbreak in animals.
A sample from the patient was sent to the CDC, which confirmed that the case was a type of bird flu.
A spokesperson for the CDC said the agency had confirmed the flu type is H5, but has not yet determined the N type.
There are no cases of bird flu among cattle in Missouri, but there have been outbreaks of the virus among poultry in the state.
Persons:
United States ’, It’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Brenda Goodman
Organizations:
CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, CNN Health, Missouri Department of Health, Senior Services
Locations:
Missouri, United States