With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...
The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.
The U.S. has recorded its first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu, in a person from Louisiana who contracted the virus from ...
No human cases have been reported in New York but the virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023.
The increase in flu-like activity comes on the heels of a policy change by the state’s health department to no longer promote ...
Health officials are alarmed by a mutated H5N1 bird flu virus in a Louisiana patient, raising concerns about potential human transmission. Genetic changes in the virus may enhance its ability to ...
Genetic analysis suggests the H5N1 virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans. H5N1 bird flu samples collected from a severely ill patient in Louisiana ...
By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli Domestic cats could provide an unexpected new route for the bird flu virus H5N1 to evolve into a more dangerous form, according to a new study published on ...
(The Hill) – A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed mutations that may result in the virus becoming more ...