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 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 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 ...
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.
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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 virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says
The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, ...
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 ...
Officials urge vigilance after H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Vermont flock
The highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 bird flu, was confirmed in the flock of 24 birds in Franklin County after samples taken on Dec. 19 were tested by laboratory in Iowa, the ...
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 poop may be the key to stopping the next flu pandemic. Here’s why.
First come the horseshoe crabs. Hoisting their round, tank-like shells, they trundle out of the Delaware Bay under the first ...
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 ...