In severe bird flu cases, the virus can mutate as it lingers in the body
A 13-year-old girl in British Columbia who was hospitalized with bird flu for several weeks late last year harbored a mutated ...
Boston researcher and physician says we’re at ‘DEFCON 3’ for bird flu. Here’s what that means.
Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.
Biden Administration, in its Final Days, Commits More Cash to Bird Flu Preparation
Public-health experts have been highly critical of the federal and state response to the virus, which was first identified in ...
Eyeing Potential Bird Flu Outbreak, Biden Administration Ramps Up Preparedness
The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before ...
"Concerning" bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient underscores pandemic potential of H5N1
In 2024, at least 66 human cases of bird flu have been reported in the United States, each one raising the risk of another ...
As pace and severity of human H5N1 cases accelerate, NIH leaders call for more action on bird flu
Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...
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CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found in Louisiana Patient
Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first United States case of severe bird flu, ...
Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says
A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed ...
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H5N1 virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds
(CNN) — A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe ...
Genetic mutations in H5N1 bird flu raise transmission concerns
A genetic analysis of the H5N1 bird flu in a Louisiana patient reveals potential mutations for human transmissibility, says ...
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Southwestern Louisiana resident hospitalized with presumptive positive case of Bird Flu
A resident of southwestern Louisiana is currently hospitalized after being found with the first presumptive positive human ...