Four more health workers show symptoms after contact with Missouri bird flu patient
A further four health workers in Missouri who had contact with a hospitalized bird flu patient developed mild respiratory symptoms but the virus was not confirmed in any of them, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report brings to six the number of healthcare workers who cared for the patient and subsequently developed respiratory symptoms. The patient, who was hospitalized in August, had no known contact with infected animals. Scientists are watching closely for indications that the virus has started to spread more easily in people. Missouri health department spokeswoman Lisa Cox said there is currently no evidence of person-to-person transmission. "These cases underscore the need to take this outbreak more seriously than it has been taken," said Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
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