a person in Missouri has tested positive for bird flu despite having no known contact with animals officials said the patient is the 14th person in the US to be diagnosed with the disease since March when the virus was first detected in G the case was confirmed after the person was hospitalized on August 22nd with other medical conditions officials with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said the person tested positive for influenza A and health officials later confirmed it to be bird flu the person received antiviral education and has since recovered Health officials said it was not clear whether the hospitalization was caused by the bird flu infection or the person's existing health conditions the Missouri health department said the case has raised questions about how the person was exposed to the virus all previous infections in the US were among people who worked around cows and poultry bird flu has been detected in nearly 200 Dairy herds in 14 States but not in Missouri according to the agriculture Department officials said the person did not report drinking raw milk which can contain Liv virus the CDC said it was the first case detected through routine influence a surveillance rather than through targeted efforts to identify people infected with bird flu through exposure to infected cows in poultry Health officials said that the risk to the general public R remains