Inquiry into unexplained bird flu case in Missouri broadens to a close contact
A close contact of the person in Missouri who had an unexplained H5 bird flu infection last month was also sick around the same time, but was not tested for influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.
The CDC revealed the previously undisclosed information in FluView, its weekly report on influenza activity. In an hour-long press briefing involving CDC officials on Thursday, no mention was made of this possible additional case.
