"Concerning" bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient underscores pandemic potential of H5N1
In 2024, at least 66 human cases of bird flu have been reported in the United States, each one raising the risk of another ...
H5N1 virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds
The patient was likely infected after having contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock, the US Centers for Disease ...
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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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How Worried Should We Be About the Latest Bird-Flu Mutation?
The day after Christmas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it had identified new mutations to the H5N1 bird-flu virus in a “severely ill” patient in Louisiana.
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Bird flu patient had virus mutations, sparking concern about human spread
"It is somewhat concerning that the H5N1 bird flu virus found in the Louisiana patient showed a mutation that allowed it to enter the upper airways more easily in this patient, but this mutation ...
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‘Worrisome’ mutations found in H5N1 bird flu virus isolated from Canadian teenager
It’s a type of H5N1 bird flu that is related ... This is also the same version of the virus found in a Louisiana patient who experienced severe disease, and it showed a few mutations that ...
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Genetic mutations in H5N1 bird flu raise transmission concerns
I'm Reed Benyon reporting. A genetic analysis of samples from the Louisiana patient who was recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe case of H5N1 bird flu shows that the virus ...
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The mutations likely developed post-infection, the agency said
Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses collected from a person in Louisiana who became severely ill show signs of development of several mutations thought to affect the virus’ ability to ...
As pace and severity of human H5N1 cases accelerate, NIH leaders call for more action on bird flu
Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...
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"Concerning" bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient underscores pandemic potential of H5N1
However, a patient recently made headlines in Louisiana for being a more severe ... Still, every additional human case gives H5N1 more opportunities to adapt. As a study found earlier in December ...
Virus in Louisiana bird flu patient shows mutations that could increase transmissibility to humans, CDC analysis finds
A genetic analysis of samples from the patient in Louisiana recently hospitalized with the country’s first severe case of ...