Does the First U.S. Death Mean Bird Flu Is Getting More Dangerous?
A ny time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction.
Bird flu patient had virus mutations, sparking concern about human spread
The patient in Louisiana who was hospitalized with severe bird flu illness was found to have a mutated version of the virus.
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Bird flu update in Louisiana; What the CDC says about mutations in patient
This Louisiana case of bird flu marks the first instance of severe illness that's linked to the virus within the U.S., said the CDC in a statement. Genetic sequences of highly pathogenic avian ...
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Bird Flu Fears on the Rise as Virus Shows Evidence of Mutation That Could Make It Easier for Humans To Contract
The situation remains grim. There has been an explosion of human cases … we need fewer humans infected, period,' one ...
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana after severe case of H5N1
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
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Bird flu patient had virus mutations, sparking concern about human spread
The CDC analyzed samples of the H5N1 virus that were collected from the patient, comparing its genomic sequences to those of infected dairy cows, wild birds, poultry and other animals, the agency ...