The Missouri case raised questions about the possibility of human-to-human birdflu transmission, but officials said there is no evidence of other people being infected. “Right now, evidence ...
It's not clear whether the hospitalization was caused by the birdflu infection or the person's existing health conditions, said Lisa Cox, a spokesperson for the Missouri health department.
A close contact of the person in Missouri who had an unexplained H5N1 birdflu infection last month was also sick around the same time, but was not tested for influenza, the Centers for Disease ...