Another health care worker who was exposed to a Missouri patient who tested positive for bird flu developed respiratory symptoms but wasn't tested for the flu, U.S. health officials reported Friday.
Meanwhile, a person who lives with the Missouri patient also became sick but was not tested for the flu at the time. The household contact experienced gastrointestinal symptoms, the CDC said, which can be associated with an
However, earlier this month, CDC Principal Deputy Director Dr. Nirav Shah stated on a media call that none of the patient's close contacts showed signs or symptoms of illness, calling the case a possible “one-off.” In its latest update, the CDC said the second health care worker wasn't tested for influenza because the illness had resolved before the investigation began. The second health care worker will be offered the same blood test to determine if that person has antibodies for the bird flu virus.
“I'm really hoping that they ultimately find out that there was some likely animal exposure, because the alternative is a little bit scary,” Binnicker toldBut Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., said if the virus has transmitted from person to person, it doesn't necessarily mean it has become more transmissible among humans.
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