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First Severe Human Infection Of Bird Flu Virus In The US Shows Signs Of Mutation
According to the CDC tracker, there have been 66 confirmed cases of bird flu reported in humans since the start of the ...
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Bird flu virus likely mutated within Louisiana patient who became severely ill, CDC says
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe ...
Which Animals Have Caught Bird Flu In The U.S.?
Avian influenza has spread far beyond the nation's birds, infecting all manner of creatures from zoo animals, wild mammals, ...
As Bird Flu Concerns Increase, Don’t Forget About Normalcy Bias
Remember how few governments, businesses, and individual decision-makers were able to respond effectively to the last ...
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Bird flu mutations found in first severe U.S. human case
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently analyzed the first severe human case of bird flu in the United States. This case, identified in a Louisiana resident over the age of ...
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 ...
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.
We ‘have our head in the sand’: Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to threat of bird flu
The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird ...
Bird Flu 'Wake Up Call': Scientists Issue Warning After Mutation
Scientists are issuing warnings after a bird flu patient showed mutations that could increase the transmission of the virus.
How serious is bird flu? A virologist weighs in
H5N1 bird flu is spreading through cows, poultry, and wild birds, causing sporadic illnesses in people across the United ...
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Patient hospitalized with possible bird flu infection in Louisiana
A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with what may be the state’s first case of bird flu, state health officials said Friday. The case involves “a resident of southwestern Louisiana,” the ...