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How Worried Should We Be About the Latest Bird-Flu Mutation?
A virologist explains that why this probably isn’t the big one — but that it’s a sign of bad things happening with the virus.
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.
Officials say bird flu likely mutated inside Louisiana resident
Federal health officials say that not only has a Louisiana resident contracted the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S., ...
CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found in Louisiana Patient
In a positive finding, the CDC emphasized that there is no evidence the virus has spread from the Louisiana patient to others ...
"We should have learned our lesson from COVID" for bird flu testing, Dr. Leana Wen says
"I feel like we should've learned our lesson from COVID, that just because we aren't testing doesn't mean the virus isn't ...
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CDC Detects Bird Flu Mutation in Human, Amid New Infections in Cats
The ongoing spread of bird flu in the United States has alarmed experts – not just because of human cases causing severe ...
Bird Flu Wastewater Map Reveals Where in the US Virus Is Active
The virus is spreading among animals, while viral mutations raise concerns about potential adaptation to human hosts.
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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, suggesting the virus changed over the course of the patient’s infection.
Where have human cases of bird flu been reported in the US?
A person was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in Louisiana, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
More than 70 percent of California’s dairy cow herds are infected with bird flu. Here’s what to know
A dozen more dairy herds in California have been stricken with bird flu as the virus continues to infect animals and humans ...