Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu ...
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the first severe case of the ...
The CDC said Thursday its analysis of samples from a Louisiana patient with bird flu showed mutations not seen in samples ...
Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences.
The CDC previously confirmed the first severe human case of bird flu in Louisiana, but now the CDC has confirmed a virus mutation. Find out more here ...
Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.
The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, ...
Although bird flu usually does not infect people, there have been some rare cases of human infection with these viruses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Last month, a patient was ...
The CDC still reports the current public health risk for the virus as low ... A person was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in Louisiana, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...