Bird Flu Mutation: Risk of New Pandemic Explained
A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...
Bird Flu Spreads to Pet Birds in Vermont
A backyard flock in Vermont was sickened with H5N1, agricultural officials said on Thursday, following other reports of bird ...
Bird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’ Mutations
After someone in southwest Louisiana was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu, the first such illness reported in the ...
First severe human case of bird flu in US shows 'concerning' mutation, CDC says
The CDC has confirmed a total of 66 human cases of bird flu across the United States as of Friday, although the number is ...
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Concerning Bird Flu Virus Mutations Found in Severely Ill Patient
Samples from a hospitalized patient in Louisiana show changes that could make the H5N1 virus spread more easily between ...
What to know about the spread of the bird flu
The virus has spread among dairy cattle, humans and other mammals. But officials say the current public health risk is low.
Bird Flu Mutated Inside US Patient, Raising Concern
The bird flu virus found in a severely ill patient hospitalized in the United States has mutated to become better adapted to ...
Virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds
A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe case of ...
Bird flu mutations in the US's first severe H5N1 case may boost the virus's ability to infect humans
Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu viruses from a severely ill patient in Louisiana revealed multiple mutations that may ...
Officials urge vigilance after H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Vermont flock
It was the fourth instance of H5N1 bird flu in a domestic flock in Vermont since the spring of 2022 and “emphasizes the ongoing need for vigilance as the disease continues to be ...
Bird flu samples show mutations that may make it easier to spread to people, CDC reports
Genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to ...