The CDC warns samples of the bird flu virus show signs of mutations that could make it more transmissible to humans. The CDC says it appears the H5N1 virus contained mutations in the Louisiana patient ...
Here’s what to know about the United States’ first confirmed severe case of H5N1 avian influenza—and how to protect yourself.
Dr. Andrew Pekosz from Johns Hopkins discusses the CDC’s discovery of mutations in the bird flu virus linked to the first severe human case in the U.S. and its risks ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the the first severe bird flu case in the US ...
The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, suggesting the virus changed over the course of the patient’s infection.
CDC image The virus has been causing sporadic ... The Louisiana patient was hospitalized in critical condition with severe ...
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the first severe case of the ...
A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...