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A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator.

A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...

For influenza viruses, imperfection is a strength. They constantly mutate, producing new strains that challenge immune ...

The first severe human case of bird flu was recently reported in the U.S. Here are some ways the U.S. may be repeating the ...

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The most common kind of bird flu is the H5N1 strain ... A few cases of severe pneumonia and death have been reported in China. Doctors can’t diagnose bird flu just by your symptoms.

Childhood vaccination rates are on the decline at a time when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could lead the Health and Human Services ...

Doctors say the case of a teen left in critical condition shows H5N1 "can cause severe human illness." Mutations in the virus are deepening concerns about the spread of H5N1.