ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The Missouri Department of Agriculture is staying aware of the threat of H5N1 Influenza-- the Bird Flu- ahead of the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Missouri starting on Aug. 8.

Missouri State Epidemiologist George Turabelidze, facing mounting pressure from health experts to be more transparent while investigating the state's first bird flu case, recently gave an ...

The Missouri case, first reported by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Friday, Sept. 6, is the first one found among the general public rather than in a livestock worker.

Missouri’s state epidemiologist said in an interview that additional testing is being conducted to confirm whether the patient, who has recovered, had bird flu.

Dairy cattle traveling to the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia will need to test negative for H5N1, or bird flu. H5N1 avian influenza was detected in dairy herds across the United States in spring.

Missouri reported its first confirmed human case of bird flu in a person who reported no exposure to animals, the state's health department said Friday. The case brings the national total to 14 so ...

So far, there have been 14 human cases of bird flu this year. All the patients — except the one from Missouri — had been linked to sick dairy cows or poultry.

Bird flu detected in Missouri individual who is not a farm worker. ... But outbreaks of H5 have been reported in the state’s commercial and backyard poultry flocks this year.

A person in Missouri has been diagnosed with bird flu — despite never coming into contact with any animals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday. The adult, who was ...

A mysterious human case of the H5N1 bird flu was recently discovered in Missouri — and experts are still working to determine how the patient was infected.. The avian flu has been circulating ...

Miller said the 18 cows tested so far in Missouri were either being moved into or out of the state. “Our state dairy industry is just a little different than other states,” she said.

Dairy cattle traveling to the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia will need to test negative for H5N1, or bird flu. H5N1 avian influenza was detected in dairy herds across the United States in spring.