The students are “are being treated for the disease and are taking all necessary precautions,” including isolation, the ...

Because the person living in the same house as the Missouri patient had been symptom-free for more than 10 days when they were interviewed by public health officials, Daskalakis said there was “no ...

The CDC's Isolation Precautions Guidance — which informs infection control and prevention practices within hospitals and nursing homes worldwide — was last updated in 2007. The agency's ...

22, had no known contact with infected animals. Scientists are watching closely for signs that the virus has begun to spread more easily in people. Missouri is leading an investigation with CDC ...

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Four additional healthcare workers in Missouri who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms but the virus was not confirmed in any of ...

who hadn’t had any contact with infected animals or food, contracted a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Demetre Daskalakis, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory ...