Bird flu virus likely mutated within a Louisiana patient, CDC says
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the first severe case of the ...
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, ...
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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 probably mutated in Louisiana patient, CDC says
The CDC said Thursday its analysis of samples from a Louisiana patient with bird flu showed mutations not seen in samples ...
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Bird Flu Virus Mutation in First U.S. Severe Human Case May Increase Transmission in People
The virus in the first severe human bird flu case in the U.S. was found to have mutated. Newsweek's live blog is closed.
COVID Update: CDC Map Reveals States With 'High' Wastewater Viral Activity
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) shows that over half of U.S. states have either "high" or "very high" levels of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—in ...
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 ...
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 ...