A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also experienced a few symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The unnamed person - a healthcare worker,

The US reports its first bird flu (H5 avian influenza) case without known animal contact in a Missouri patient who has recovered after hospitalization. Health officials are investigating exposure sources,

A person in Missouri is the United States’ first case of H5 avian influenza without a known exposure to a sick animal, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.

The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now up to three, officials said. All three have recovered. The other two symptomatic cases included a healthcare worker who tested negative for influenza and a household contact of the patient who developed symptoms at the same time as the hospitalized patient,

Health officials identified three contacts, including two healthcare workers, who were closely monitored after a bird flu patient in Missouri was recently hospitalized.

A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also experienced symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.