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New bird flu mutation discovered in US

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 its ability to infect humans. These mutations, found in the hemagglutinin (HA) gene,

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CDC Issues Update on Bird Flu 'Mutations' in Humans

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in a strain of the avian influenza virus H5N1, also known as bird flu, found in a Louisiana patient.The mutations were discovered after samples from the patient were analyzed,

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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.

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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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CDC: H5N1 mutations in severely ill patient could boost spread, but risk remains low

The genetic analysis of the H5N1 avian flu virus in specimens from the nation's first severely ill hospitalized patient in ...

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H5N1 virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds

“The changes observed were likely generated by replication of this virus in the patient with advanced disease rather than ...

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H5N1 bird flu update: Symptoms, map, human cases, and what to know about the CDC’s response

Public health officials have just reported the first known “severe” case of bird flu in the United States. There are now 61 ...

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Genetic mutations in H5N1 bird flu raise transmission concerns

A genetic analysis of samples from the Louisiana patient who was recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe case ...

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Symptoms of H5N1 Strain Bird Flu: What We Know

There have been 61 reported human cases of the avian influenza strain known as H5N1 since April 2024, per the CDC. The individual from Louisiana who contracted the severe case has been ...

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CDC Confirms First ‘Severe’ Case of H5N1 Bird Flu in U.S.

The CDC has declared the first “severe” case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S., according to a press release published Wednesday.

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