{"id":7684,"date":"2024-09-24T15:45:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=7684"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:45:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T20:45:41","slug":"cdc-says-a-second-health-care-worker-tied-to-missouri-bird-flu-case-had-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2024\/09\/24\/cdc-says-a-second-health-care-worker-tied-to-missouri-bird-flu-case-had-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC says a second health care worker tied to Missouri bird flu case\u00a0had symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/cdc-says-second-health-care-worker-tied-missouri-bird-flu-case-symptom-rcna171262\">NBC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A second health worker in<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>contact with the Missouri patient who tested positive for H5N1 also developed respiratory symptoms but wasn\u2019t tested for influenza, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/bird-flu\/spotlights\/h5n1-response-09202024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>&nbsp;said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/person-infected-bird-flu-missouri-no-contact-animals-know-rcna170010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missouri bird flu patient,<\/a>&nbsp;who didn\u2019t have known contact with poultry or dairy cows, was hospitalized in August and tested positive for the H5 virus. The person, who had severe underlying conditions, has since recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/cdc-says-no-clear-source-bird-flu-infection-missouri-patient-rcna170871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">also became sick on the same day<\/a>. The household contact had gastrointestinal symptoms, an agency spokesperson said, which can sometimes be associated with an influenza infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/cdc-says-second-health-care-worker-tied-missouri-bird-flu-case-symptom-rcna171262\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" title=\"nd P kAomA \">nd P kAomA <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC A second health worker in&nbsp;contact with the Missouri patient who tested positive for H5N1 also developed respiratory symptoms but wasn\u2019t tested for influenza, the&nbsp;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&nbsp;said Friday. The&nbsp;Missouri bird flu patient,&nbsp;who didn\u2019t have known contact with poultry or dairy cows, was hospitalized in August and tested positive for the H5 virus. 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