CDC Confirms First Bird Flu Infection in Missouri Resident With No Animal Contact

Missouri has detected its first human case of bird flu in a patient who had no known contact with an infected animal, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday. This is the first time a patient who did not work with any poultry or dairy farms has tested positive for bird flu, and it is the 14th human bird flu case reported in the United States this year. The case was detected through Missouri’s seasonal flu surveillance system, according to a CDC press release. The patient, who had underlying health conditions, was hospitalized on Aug. 22. The CDC said a sample was sent to the agency, where it was confirmed to be the H5 subtype, also known as avian influenza A or bird flu....