Bird Flu Scare: Four Missouri Healthcare Workers Show Symptoms After Contact With Patient – CDC Investigation Raises Questions
Columbia, Missouri – Health officials in Missouri have reported that four additional healthcare workers are now showing mild respiratory symptoms after being in close contact with a patient who contracted bird flu. This brings the total number of healthcare workers experiencing symptoms to six since the first confirmed case of human infection with the disease without any known animal exposure. The patient has since recovered, but concerns have been raised regarding the possibility of human-to-human …