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 ...
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 ...
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
Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there ...
Bird flu ‘may be mutating to become more transmissible to humans’
A Louisiana woman with the first severe case of bird flu in the US had a mutated form of the disease that may make it more ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...