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.

The news is rekindling worries of person-to-person transmission of the H5N1 bird flu strain. The week before, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that a different health care worker who cared for the bird flu patient developed mild ...

A second health worker who cared for a person hospitalized in Missouri with H5N1 bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms but was not tested for influenza, the CDC reported.

Three people in contact with a hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri have developed symptoms, officials said.

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