The bird flu outbreak keeps getting more worrying
A bird flu outbreak has ravaged the world's birds since 2020 and infected cattle earlier this year.California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the virus this week.Health officials also confirmed the first "severe" human case and hospitalization for the H5N1 virus.
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Bird flu mutations raise fears of a broader outbreak
Scientists with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified mutations in H5N1 bird flu infections — in hospitalized patients in Louisiana and British Columbia — that may enhance the virus’ ability to infect humans,
Bird flu mutations in the US's first severe H5N1 case may boost the virus's ability to infect humans
Genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu viruses from a severely ill patient in Louisiana revealed multiple mutations that may enhance the virus’s ability to bind to human upper airway cells, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Thursday.
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 illness in the United States
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 is no sign that mutations are widespread in nature.
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 humans
Bird flu samples show mutations that may make it easier to spread to people, CDC reports
Genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans, the CDC reported.
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