Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says
A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed ...
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H5N1 virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds
The CDC has confirmed 65 cases of H5N1 bird flu in humans in 2024. Of those, 39 were associated with dairy herds and 23 with ...
Bird flu virus likely mutated within a Louisiana patient, CDC says
Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans — something ...
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Weirdest Medical Cases of 2024; CDC Sees Concerning H5N1 Changes; The King's Speech
Gizmodo reviews the weirdest medical cases of 2024. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ...
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The mutations likely developed post-infection, the agency said
Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses collected ... contacts of the person who was hospitalized. The CDC said it is working with the Louisiana Department of Public Health to generate ...
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Virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility: CDC
The patient was likely infected after having contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said earlier this month.
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CDC Calls Bird Flu Mutations Inside Louisiana Man 'Concerning,' Could Make It More Transmittable
A genetic analysis of the bird flu in the body of a Louisiana man who contracted the first severe case found it mutated ...
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CDC Flags Mutations in H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Amid Heightened Surveillance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus that may increase ...
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Mississippi confirms H5N1 in chickens. Know bird flu symptoms, keep your family healthy
The patient is in Louisiana and was exposed to backyard flocks sick with H5N1. According to information from the CDC, infected birds spread bird flu through their spit, snot and poop. Other ...
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Where have human cases of bird flu been reported in the US?
The CDC still reports the current public health ... s response,” on the same day as news about the severe case in Louisiana was reported. The severe case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 flu was ...
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Where have human cases of bird flu been reported in the US?
The CDC still reports the current ... same day as news about the severe case in Louisiana was reported. The severe case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 flu was determined to be caused by exposure ...